Recalibrating a micromechanical sensor. The sensor is assigned a signal processing device for correcting the sensor signal on the basis of at least one previously determined initial trim value that is selected such that, given a defined sensor excitation, a production-related deviation of the sensor signal from a target sensor signal is compensated. The method for recalibrating the sensor includes: applying a defined electrical test excitation signal to the sensor structure, acquiring the corresponding sensor response signal, ascertaining a trim correction value for the at least one initial trim value on the basis of a previously determined relation between the sensor response signal and the trim correction value, and determining at least one current trim value for correcting the sensor signal, the determination of the at least one current trim value taking place on the basis of the at least one initial trim value and the ascertained trim correction value.

Methods and systems for detecting a fault in a data set from an industrial process are disclosed. One method includes forming a first data matrix at a data processing framework from time-series training data, and performing a principal component pursuit on the first data matrix to form an uncorrupted, unscaled matrix and a sparse matrix in the memory, and scaling the uncorrupted, unscaled matrix to form an uncorrupted scaled matrix. The method also includes performing a dynamic principal component analysis (DPCA) on the uncorrupted scaled matrix to form a DPCA model, and determining a squared prediction error from the DPCA model. Based on the squared prediction error, faults are detected in a different data set from operation of the industrial process. At least one of (1) correcting the one or more faults in the different data set or (2) performing a repair operation on a sensor is performed.

A position sensor arrangement, comprising: a magnetic source and a position sensor device movably arranged relative to each other; the latter comprising at least three magnetic sensors for measuring said magnetic field; a processing unit for determining a position based on a ratio of a first pairwise difference and a second pairwise difference, the first pairwise difference being a difference of a first pair of two signals, the second pairwise difference signal being a difference of a second pair of two signals. A method of determining a position, by performing said measurements, and by calculating said differences and said ratio. A method of calibrating said position sensor, including the step of storing at least one parameter or a look-up table in a non-volatile memory. A method of auto-calibration.

A sensing system bias is reduced across a first agricultural machine and a second agricultural machine. A collection of agronomic data is accessed, that is indicative of an estimated crop yield. The collection that is accessed, for example, includes at least a first set of data sensed by the first agricultural machine and a second set of data sensed by the second agricultural machine. In addition, the first and second sets of data can be scaled based on a yield correction factor. A bias between the scaled first set of data and the scaled second set of data is determined, and a smoothing operation is performed on the scaled first and second sets of data. For example, performing the smoothing operation can include generating a calibration correction factor based on the determined bias, removing the bias between the scaled first set of data and the scaled second set of data to obtain a corrected set of crop yield data, and using the calibration correction factor in sensing the first set of data on the first agricultural machine and the second set of data on the second agricultural machine.

A method for automatic calibration of an engine camshaft sensor, the engine including at least one camshaft, a coded toothed target associated with this camshaft and a magnetic field sensor placed in the vicinity of the target to detect magnetic field variations induced by passage of the target's teeth in the vicinity of the sensor, the sensor delivering an electrical signal representative of teeth and gaps of the target depending on a predetermined switching threshold as a function of the magnetic field's amplitude, the method continuously measuring the value of the magnetic field. The method calculating switching thresholds of the leading edges of the teeth over a new turn of the target to improve the precision of detection of the leading edges of the teeth.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program product for enabling multi-point shunt calibration of a sensor device. Multi-point shunt calibration provides at least a first, second, and third simulated calibration output, each simulated calibration output corresponding to an actual reading value and an expected reading value. The simulated calibration outputs are associated with a predefined output sequence, where each simulated calibration output is separated from an adjacent simulated calibration output by an output step size. Some embodiments are configured for automatically outputting each simulated calibration output for a particular period of time before outputting an adjacent simulated calibration output in the predefined output sequence. The various simulated calibration outputs, actual reading values, and/or expected values may be used in determining calibrated reading values for the sensor device.

A method for automatically calibrating an engine camshaft sensor, the sensor measuring variations in magnetic field value and delivering an electrical signal having a high state after the passage of the values of the magnetic field above the switching threshold on a rising edge and a low state after the passage of the values of the magnetic field below the switching threshold on a falling edge. After the passage of the values of the magnetic field above the switching threshold and measuring a new maximum value, the electrical signal remains in a high state as long as the magnetic field values are higher than a hysteresis threshold, which is dependent on the amplitude of the magnetic field calculated with the measured new maximum value; after the passage of the values of the magnetic field below the hysteresis threshold, a new switching threshold is calculated according to the new maximum value.

A missing value imputation device for imputing a missing value in collected data includes: an imputation processing unit that measures a period of time required for imputation process by conducting a simulation, and associates the required period of time with each multiplexing number at which data is to be multiplexed through a multiple imputation technique; a multiplexing number acquisition unit, when an allowable period of time allowed for the imputation process is designated, the multiplexing number acquisition unit acquiring the multiplexing number at which the imputation process is to be finished within the allowable period of time, on the basis of the associated required period of time; and a calculation technique determination unit that determines a calculation technique for the imputation process in response to the acquired multiplexing number.

A sort buffer includes a phase sector determination circuit, a phase sector update circuit, and a phase sector completion circuit. The phase sector determination circuit is configured to determine a phase sector corresponding to a phase of a first sine and cosine sample pair received from an encoder or resolver. The phase sector update circuit is configured to determine whether a second sine and cosine sample pair corresponding to the phase sector is stored in a lookup table (LUT) and, in response to a determination that a second sine and cosine sample pair corresponding to the phase sector is not stored in the LUT, store the first sine and cosine sample pair in the LUT. The phase sector completion circuit is configured to determine whether the LUT has stored, for each of a plurality of phase sectors, a corresponding sine and cosine sample pair.

An apparatus for compensating for a position information error of a resolver includes: a resolver-digital converter configured to generate a corresponding output angle by estimating resolver position information from a resolver output signal; and a position error compensation learner configured to determine a position error component in a corresponding electric angular velocity of the resolver output signal using the resolver output signal and the output angle and to convert the position error component to a position error component in an electric angular velocity 0. The resolver-digital converter compensates for an error by reflecting the position error component in the electric angular velocity 0 in the error between a position angle of the resolver output signal and the output angle.