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Scan Sense A/s

Tore Hesthamar

Thomas Larsson

Fredrick Althoff

Bram Veenhuizen

Fredrik Althoff

The present invention relates to a sensor and to a method for measuring torque and/or axial stresses applied to an object as well as a method for manufacturing magnetoelastic material to be used therefore. The sensor (20) comprises a magnetoelastic material and a sensing device (210) for non-contactingly sensing changes in permeability of the magnetoelastic material due to torque and/or axial stresses, said sensing device (310) comprising a coil system carrying out both an excitation and a pick-up function. The excitation frequency is so chosen that the pre-dominating process of magnetization of the magnetoelastic material will be small angle magnetization rotation, the excitation frequency being at least 300 kHz.

Sensor and method for measuring torque and/or axial stresses

The invention relates to a sensor system for measuring e.g. the preloads in screws, bolts or similar. It comprises sensor means (2) comprising a magnetoelastic material (6) sensitive to the preloads to which the object is exposed and a sensing device (3) comprising a contact portion (4) and gripping portion (5). The contact portion is so arranged that it at least partly surrounds the sensor means (2) and the magnetoelastic material (6) is excited with an excitation frequency of at least 300 kHz.

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