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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Wendzel, Grünkraut, DE;
Ralf Dreibholz, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/44 (2006.01); G01P 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/44 (2013.01); G01P 3/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly has a rotating element, a sensor, and an evaluation unit; wherein the element has a number a of markings; wherein the markings pass through a region detected by the sensor in cycles when the element rotates; wherein the sensor is configured to send a signal to the evaluation unit; and wherein the evaluation unit is configured to assign a time tfor when each signal is sent, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to calculate a function m(t) over time t as a measure for a gradient of the rotational rate of the element.