Abstract: Method and device for contactless sensing rotation and angular position using orientation tracking. 2.1 To improve the accuracy and possible resolution of a magnetic positioning system, a method and a device using a special tracking technique is proposed. 2.2 The method and the device are using multiple magnetic field sensing elements at different positions below a magnetic target. The sensed signals are used to select or combine the sensing elements for a best approach to the actual orientation of the magnet. This allows putting out the related orientation of the approach as a coarse value and the remaining displacement as a fine value. 2.3 A device using this method allows highly accurate measurement of angular positions controlling or tolerating the placement of a magnet as the input source.

Abstract: Method and device for contactless sensing rotation and angular position using orientation tracking. 2.1 To improve the accuracy and possible resolution of a magnetic positioning system, a method and a device using a special tracking technique is proposed. 2.2 The method and the device are using multiple magnetic field sensing elements at different positions below a magnetic target. The sensed signals are used to select or combine the sensing elements for a best approach to the actual orientation of the magnet. This allows putting out the related orientation of the approach as a coarse value and the remaining displacement as a fine value. 2.3 A device using this method allows highly accurate measurement of angular positions controlling or tolerating the placement of a magnet as the input source.

Abstract: 1. Method and device for contactless sensing rotation and angular position using orientation tracking. 2.1 To improve the accuracy and possible resolution of a magnetic positioning system, a method and a device using a special tracking technique is proposed. 2.2. The method and the device are using multiple magnetic field sensing elements at different positions below a magnetic target. The sensed signals are used to select or combine the sensing elements for a best approach to the actual orientation of the magnet. This allows putting out the related orientation of the approach as a coarse value and the remaining displacement as a fine value. 2.3. A device using this method allows highly accurate measurement of angular positions controlling or tolerating the placement of a magnet as the input source.

Abstract: 1. Method and device for contactless sensing rotation and angular position using orientation tracking. 2.1 To improve the accuracy and possible resolution of a magnetic positioning system, a method and a device using a special tracking technique is proposed. 2.2. The method and the device are using multiple magnetic field sensing elements at different positions below a magnetic target. The sensed signals are used to select or combine the sensing elements for a best approach to the actual orientation of the magnet. This allows putting out the related orientation of the approach as a coarse value and the remaining displacement as a fine value. 2.3. A device using this method allows highly accurate measurement of angular positions controlling or tolerating the placement of a magnet as the input source.

Abstract: Within an integrated device for capacitive measuring of nanometer distances above a well formed in a substrate, one below the other, there are situated electrically conductive and electrically insulated plates, namely, a movable plate connected to the substrate, a sensing plate connected to an input of a follower amplifier, and a plate building up the electric field and being electrically insulated from the well and connected to a pulsing generator. The well is connected to the output of the follower amplifier and projects from below the sensing plate to the extent that the capacitance of the sensing plate with respect to the substrate is reduced to a minimum. At the drain of an input transistor within the follower amplifier a potential is maintained, which potential is changing in the same way as a potential at the output of the follower amplifier. The device of the invention makes possible an absolute measurement of distances.

Abstract: A resonant circuit tag includes an integrated circuit for storing data and an antenna circuit for generating a first local field and resonating at a first predetermined radio frequency. A second circuit including an inductive coil selectively generates a second local field such that a sum of the first and second local fields approaches zero. The second circuit thus allows the resonant tag to be selectively decoupled from its environment.

Abstract: An electricity meter includes a sensor supplied with a rectified A.C. supply signal, the sensor detecting the strength of magnetic field induced by current flow along a conductor and providing an output signal following a sine-squared relation with alternating positive and negative sign in each half cycle, the output signal being filtered to remove a component due to D.C. offset error.

Abstract: An electricity meter including a circuit which receives a first A.C. signal having a magnitude dependent on power passing through a conductor, and a mains A.C. signal. While the mains signal is positive, first pulses are generated at a rate dependent on the first A.C. signal. While the mains signal is negative, second pulses are generated at a rate dependent on the first A.C. signal. Pulses are counted over time, the sum of pulse counts being a measure of energy used.