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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1999
Jay R. Goetz, Hennepin, MN (US);
Edgar R. Mallison, Hennepin, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A position determining apparatus including a magnet that is attached to a movable member which moves along a defined path of finite length. An array of distributed bridge sensors are located adjacent to the predefined path. The distributed bridge sensors each have one or more magneto-resistive elements positioned at a first location along the defined path of the magnet, and one or more other magneto-resistive elements positioned at a second location along the defined path. The magneto-resistive elements at the first location experience a different magnetic field component than those at the second location. The distributed bridge sensors produce an increased linear range relative to non-distributed bridge sensors of the prior art.