Robust automotive sensors

Author

Brasseur, G.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Allgemeine Elektrotech. und Elektron., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

19-21 May 1997

Firstpage

1278

Abstract

The paper discusses the harsh environmental conditions of automotive sensors to show the technical problems in working on a new sensor design. The question is discussed which qualities a new automotive sensor must fulfil to enter mass production. A check list is presented that an R&D team should consider before a new automotive sensor design is launched. This approach is demonstrated on already established automotive sensors for engine control, namely crankshaft-position and air-flow sensors. A solution is presented in order to simplify marketing of future robust automotive sensors

Keywords

automotive electronics; electric sensing devices; environmental factors; flow measurement; position measurement; product development; Hall effect sensor; crankshaft-position sensor; engine control; flow sensor; hot film sensor; hot wire sensor; mass production; robust automotive sensors; variable reluctance sensor; Automotive engineering; Consumer electronics; Engines; Mass production; Research and development; Robustness; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors; Vehicles; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1997. IMTC/97. Proceedings. Sensing, Processing, Networking., IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3747-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.1997.612404

Filename

612404