Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle flap, includes a flap part assigned to a vehicle flap, a body part assigned to a vehicle body, a joint arrangement connecting the flap part and the body part in an articulated manner, a first actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle flap during conventional operation, a second actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for lifting the vehicle flap into a pedestrian protection position, a coupling device for coupling the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the coupling device comprises a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever is assigned to the first actuator, and wherein the second lever is assigned to the second actuator. A reliable and compact drive device is provided in that during conventional operation, the first lever and the second lever are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner via a mechanical securing element.

Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle flap, includes a flap part assigned to a vehicle flap, a body part assigned to a vehicle body, a joint arrangement connecting the flap part and the body part in an articulated manner, a first actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle flap during conventional operation, a second actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for lifting the vehicle flap into a pedestrian protection position, a coupling device for coupling the first actuator and the second actuator, wherein the coupling device comprises a first lever and a second lever, wherein the first lever is assigned to the first actuator, and wherein the second lever is assigned to the second actuator. A reliable and compact drive device is provided in that during conventional operation, the first lever and the second lever are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner via a mechanical securing element.

Abstract: A sensor including a circuit carrier, a number of measuring inductors on the circuit carrier, and a reference inductor that is coupled to the measuring inductors.

Abstract: A magnetic position sensor system including a multilayer printed circuit board is provided. A layer includes an insulator layer and at least one copper layer. A copper layer includes at least a first conductor track and/or a second conductor track, first through-hole, second through-hole and a circuit board core, and a sensor with a soft magnetic core, an excitation coil with at least one excitation winding and a sensor coil with at least one sensor winding. The soft magnetic core is arranged in the circuit board core of the multilayer circuit board, and is surrounded by an excitation coil and a sensor coil, where an excitation winding of the excitation coil includes two first through-holes, at least in sections, and two first conductor tracks, and where a sensor winding of the sensor coil includes two second through-holes, at least in sections, and two second conductor tracks.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement having: a housing, a movement sensor, the movement sensor, being mounted on a bearing element connected to the housing; a position sensor; and a position transducer, the position sensor and the position transducer being arranged relative to each other in such a way that the movement of the movement sensor can be measured. The bearing element protrudes from the housing, or the position sensor and the position transducer are eccentric relative to the bearing element.

Abstract: A sensor, which is based on a coupling between a printed circuit board inductance and a number of attachment inductances that are applied using SMD technology.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a measured variable, wherein a first inductance and at least one measurement inductance are coupled, and wherein dithering is used to increase accuracy.

Abstract: A device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is supplemented by a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and is excited by a micro-controller. A measurement inductance coupled to the first inductance is measured by the micro-controller. Therefore, a measured variable can be deduced and only very few components are required in addition to a micro-controller.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for a device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is supplemented by a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and is excited by a micro-controller. A measuring inductance coupled to the first inductance is measured by the electronic control unit. Therefore, a measured variable can be deduced and only very few components are required in addition to the electronic control unit.

Abstract: A device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is replenished with a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and the first inductance is coupled to a measurement inductance.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a measured variable, wherein a first inductance and at least one measurement inductance are coupled, and wherein dithering is used to increase accuracy.

Abstract: A sensor, which is based on a coupling between a printed circuit board inductance and a number of attachment inductances that are applied using SMD technology.

Abstract: A method for processing a signal modulated with a variable carrier frequency includes calculating a coefficient for demodulation of the signal. The method also includes demodulating the signal by calculating discrete intermediate values utilizing the coefficient for a predefined maximum number of steps and calculating the signal with the aid of the intermediate values of the coefficient. The value of the coefficient is respectively calculated on the basis of carrier frequencies for each step.

Abstract: A sensor including a circuit carrier, a number of measuring inductors on the circuit carrier, and a reference inductor that is coupled to the measuring inductors.

Abstract: A device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is replenished with a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and the first inductance is coupled to a measurement inductance.

Abstract: A device for digitizing an analog signal, wherein a distortion signal outlet of a distortion signal generator is only coupled to an analog digital converter by passive components.

Abstract: An electronic control unit for a device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is supplemented by a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and is excited by a micro-controller. A measuring inductance coupled to the first inductance is measured by the electronic control unit. Therefore, a measured variable can be deduced and only very few components are required in addition to the electronic control unit.

Abstract: A device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is supplemented by a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and is excited by a micro-controller. A measurement inductance coupled to the first inductance is measured by the micro-controller. Therefore, a measured variable can be deduced and only very few components are required in addition to a micro-controller.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement having: a housing, a movement sensor, the movement sensor, being mounted on a bearing element connected to the housing; a position sensor; and a position transducer, the position sensor and the position transducer being arranged relative to each other in such a way that the movement of the movement sensor can be measured. The bearing element protrudes from the housing, or the position sensor and the position transducer are eccentric relative to the bearing element.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting a position of an encoder magnet in a direction of motion, including: a first coil extending in the direction of motion, a second and third coil, which are aligned with the first coil and which are arranged symmetrical to each other with respect to a point of symmetry as observed in the direction of motion and which accordingly form a first and second transformer with the first coil, the transformation ratio of which transformers depends on the position of the encoder magnet, and a magnetic asymmetry, which changes the transformation ratio of one of the transformers with respect to the other transformer.