Optimized architecture for a capacitive angular sensor system

Author

Kerö, Nikolaus ; Nachtnebel, Herbert ; Sauter, Thilo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Ind. Electron. & Material Sci., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Wien, Austria

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

518

Abstract

Today´s smart sensors are characterized by the integration of analog and digital data processing facilities. As unit costs are an important issue for mass production, the processors have to be optimized, which often entails the finding of tradeoffs between performance and complexity. The authors present a fully integrated capacitive angle measurement principle suitable for automotive applications. The influence of a finite measurement time to the accuracy of the resulting angle and angular speed signal is evaluated. An optimal measurement algorithm is presented

Keywords

angular measurement; automotive electronics; capacitive sensors; intelligent sensors; measurement theory; velocity measurement; analog data processing; automotive applications; capacitive angle measurement principle; capacitive angular sensor system architecture optimisation; digital data processing; finite measurement time; mass production; measurement accuracy; optimal measurement algorithm; smart sensors; Capacitance; Capacitive sensors; Clocks; Costs; Electrodes; Frequency; Materials science and technology; Oscillators; Sensor systems; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics Society, 2001. IECON '01. The 27th Annual Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7108-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2001.976537

Filename

976537