Miniaturized linear magnetic position sensors for automotive applications

Author

Frazier, A. Bruno ; Liu, Zhixiang ; Tianc, Li ; Parhamd, Jim

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1565

Abstract

In this work, a linear position sensor with a Hall effect element for automotive applications is presented The work involves the design of device structure, finite element analysis (FEA) computer modeling of sensor performance, fabrication of sensor prototype, and prototype characterization. The significance of the work is that a low cost linear position sensor has been developed with high linearity for use in automobile control systems. The complete sensor system is designed for ease of manufacturing and the harsh automotive environments.

Keywords

Hall effect transducers; automotive electronics; finite element analysis; magnetic sensors; position measurement; Hall effect element; automobile control systems; automotive applications; computer modeling; finite element analysis; harsh automotive environments; linear magnetic position sensors; linearity; prototype characterization; Automotive applications; Fabrication; Finite element methods; Hall effect; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic sensors; Performance analysis; Prototypes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensors, 2002. Proceedings of IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7454-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSENS.2002.1037356

Filename

1037356