Title :
Contactless potentiometers for automotive applications
Author :
Lopez-Martin, Antonio J. ; Carlosena, Alfonso
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
An overview of the field of contactless potentiometers in the automotive sector is presented. First, the main automotive systems that require the use of these devices are described. Then, the different sensors that can be employed to implement them are reviewed. Finally, a contactless potentiometer developed by the authors for automotive applications is described as a case study. It is based on a GMR Wheatstone bridge, is digitally configurable, and achieves maximum errors within +0.5° in an angular range of more than 100°.
Keywords :
automotive electronics; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic sensors; magnetoresistive devices; potentiometers; GMR Wheatstone bridge; automotive applications; contactless potentiometers; giant magnetoresistive sensor; Automotive engineering; Magnetic fields; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic sensors; Mechanical sensors; Potentiometers; GMR sensor; automotive sensor; contactess potentiometer; contactless angle detection; magnetic sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Sensing Technology (ICST), 2013 Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wellington
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5220-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSensT.2013.6727675
