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Position sensing

US10220956B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Christopher Wood · Pasadena, US
Alan Sharp · Superior, US
Carsten Heuer · Schriesheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D5/485
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for determining the position of an object having one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus includes magnetostrictive optical sensors, each arranged to produce a signal which is indicative of a proximity of the sensor to the one or more magnetic elements. The apparatus is arranged to determine the position of the object based on a plurality of such proximity signals.

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