Increment transducer and absolute angle transducer means for redundant reliable angular position detection and detection method using same

US6433539B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Hermann Gaessler · Leinfelden, DE
• Udo Diehl · Stuttgart, DE
• Karsten Mischker · Leonberg, DE
• Rainer Walter · Pleidelsheim, DE
• Bernd Rosenau · Asperg, DE
• Juergen Schiemann · Markgröningen, DE
• Christian Grosse · Kornwestheim, DE
• Georg Mallebrein · Stuttgart, DE
• Volker Beuche · Stuttgart, DE
• Stefan Reimer · Markgröningen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2002
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01D5/145
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The angular position detection device for the angular position of a rotatable part includes a transducer wheel rigidly connected with the rotatable part, an increment transducer and an absolute angle transducer arranged for simultaneous detection of the angular position of the transducer wheel and a control device including a computing unit and a monitoring module. Signals from both transducers that are characteristic of the rotational position of the transducer wheel are simultaneously fed to both the computing unit and the monitoring module. A redundant method of reliably ascertaining the rotational position of the rotatable part without periodic resynchronization of the increment transducer is also described.