In a door handle sensor system, a door handle device includes an electrostatic sensor to detect the user with respect to a door handle, and a pressure sensor to detect the operating force applied to the door handle. A control device determines whether the position of an operation is in a first end section, a second end section, or a center section of the door handle, and controls an unlatched state based on the determination result and the value detected by the pressure sensor. The electrostatic sensor includes a first electrode including multiple first electrode parts and a second electrode including multiple second electrode parts arranged alternately with the first electrode parts. The first electrode part other than the endmost first electrode part in the first direction and the second electrode part other than the endmost second electrode part in the first direction are arranged in the center section.

A depth positioning method to position a production logging tool (1) and a measurement log in a hydrocarbon well (3) in production obtained by means of the tool, the depth positioning method comprises: generating (S1, S2, S3, S1′, S2′, S3′, S11, S12, S13) a set of magnetic measurements (MAG1, MAG) of a depth portion of the hydrocarbon well from a first passive magnetic sensor along the depth portion of the hydrocarbon well, the set of magnetic measurements comprising magnitude and/or direction measurements of the magnetic field that forms a characteristic magnetic field pattern representative of a surrounding magnetic environment of the hydrocarbon well all along the depth portion; comparing (S4, S4′, S14) the set of magnetic measurements (MAG1, MAG) to another set of magnetic measurements (MAG_R, MAG2), the other set of magnetic measurements being a reference set of magnetic measurements generated either by a same or similar passive magnetic sensor deployed and run in the hydrocarbon well earlier, or by a second passive magnetic sensor spaced from the first passive magnetic sensor from a defined distance (DS) deployed and run in the hydrocarbon well simultaneously; and determining (S4, S4′, S14) the maximum of correlation between the set of magnetic measurements (MAG1, MAG) and the reference set of magnetic measurements (MAG_R, MAG2), the maximum being related to identifiable characteristic magnetic field pattern over a part of the depth portion.

A hybrid position sensor for determining the position of a hybrid target includes a main transducer for obtaining a first signal indicative for a position of the hybrid target within a first range and with a first resolution using a first or second technology; a support transducer for obtaining a second signal indicative for the position of the hybrid target within a second range and with a second resolution using the second technology if the main transducer is using the first technology and vice versa, wherein the first range is smaller than the second and the first resolution is higher than the second, and wherein the first technology is magnet based and the second technology is an inductive technology; a combiner for combining the obtained first signal and second signal to determine the position of the hybrid target.

A tire wear measuring device that detects wear of a tire based on a magnetic field from a magnetic object embedded in the tire includes magnetic sensors and a battery. The battery is capable of transmitting the magnetic field from the magnetic object, and has an outer edge from which the magnetic field from the magnetic object is emitted as an emission magnetic field. Each of the magnetic sensors is disposed in a position where the emission magnetic field is detectable by the sensor.

A machine monitoring system automatically determines an optimal trigger angle for monitoring the rod drop of a reciprocating compressor, and sets the trigger angle configuration value accordingly. A key pulse is monitored using a key phase sensor, the amplitude of the rod drop transducer voltage versus time (or rotation angle) is analyzed, and a position of the minimal change in slope of the rod drop transducer voltage signal relative to the key mark is determined. The optimal trigger angle is determined based on this temporal position, the current speed and the configured piston angle. The optimal trigger angle is provided to the machine monitoring system for configuration. The system thereby relieves the service engineer from having to test several trigger angles with manually-operated test instruments to determine the optimal trigger angle.

A displacement detection apparatus includes a magnetic field generator, a first soft magnetic body, a second soft magnetic body, and a magnetic detection element. The magnetic field generator extends along a plane orthogonal to a first direction and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first soft magnetic body entirely overlaps the first portion in the first direction. The second soft magnetic body entirely overlaps the second portion in the first direction. The magnetic detection element is disposed in a region between the first soft magnetic body and the second soft magnetic body, and is configured to be subjected to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator. The magnetic field generator, the first soft magnetic body, and the second soft magnetic body are provided to be integrally rotatable, with respect to the magnetic detection element, around a rotation axis extending in the first direction.

A position detection device includes two detection systems that are respectively fed from power supply systems different from each other, and displace together with a shift lever. Each detection system can output detection patterns with four digits. A detection pattern when being located at a given position is different from a detection pattern when being located at another position. In any detection pattern, outputs of certain two digits among the four digits are set so as to be identical to each other, and to be different from outputs of two other digits. Alternatively, outputs of certain three digits among the four digits are set to be identical to each other, and to be different from an output of another digit.

A position detection device includes two detection systems that are respectively fed from power supply systems different from each other, and displace together with a shift lever. Each detection system can output detection patterns with four digits. A detection pattern when being located at a given position is different from a detection pattern when being located at another position. In any detection pattern, outputs of certain two digits among the four digits are set so as to be identical to each other, and to be different from outputs of two other digits. Alternatively, outputs of certain three digits among the four digits are set to be identical to each other, and to be different from an output of another digit.

A magnetic sensor includes first to fourth resistors, a power supply port, a ground port, a first output port, and a second output port. The first resistor and the second resistor are located in a first region and connected in series via a first connection point connected to the first output port. The third resistor and the fourth resistor are located in a second region and connected in series via a second connection point connected to the second output port, at least a part of the second region being located at a position different from the first region in a direction parallel to an X direction. The first and second resistors are located between the third and fourth resistors in a direction parallel to a Y direction.

A position sensor device for determining a two-dimensional position of a magnet which is movable in a plane, and that generates a magnetic field; the position sensor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of magnetic sensors configured for determining three orthogonal magnetic field components (Bx, By, Bz) at a single location. The semiconductor substrate further includes a processing circuit configured for determining the two-dimensional position (R,θ; X,Y) based on the three orthogonal magnetic field components. A thumbstick assembly has such a position device. A method is provided for determining the two-dimensional position.