A transfer case with an actuator for operating a two-speed transmission (i.e., range mechanism) and a clutch (i.e., mode mechanism). The actuator employs a motor-driven cam structure that coordinates the movement of a first fork, which is associated with the range mechanism, and a second fork that is associated with the mode mechanism. A resilient coupling is employed to provide compliance between the motor and the cam structure in the event that tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the range mechanism from changing from a high-range mode and a low range mode or tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the mode mechanism from changing between a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode. A sensor target and sensor are employed to identify the rotational positioning of the cam structure placement, which is indicative of the modes in which the transmission and the clutch are operating.

A measurement system for determining an angular position of a component of a gas turbine engine includes one or more proximity sensors positioned at a fixed structure of the gas turbine engine and one or more sensor targets positioned at a rotatable component of the gas turbine engine. Each sensor target of the one or more sensor targets includes a target surface having a variable distance between the target surface and the proximity sensor with rotation of the rotatable component about a component axis of rotation. A measurement of distance between the proximity sensor and the target surface as measured by the proximity sensor is indicative of an angular position of the rotatable component relative to the component axis of rotation.

A measurement system for determining an angular position of a component of a gas turbine engine includes one or more proximity sensors positioned at a fixed structure of the gas turbine engine and one or more sensor targets positioned at a rotatable component of the gas turbine engine. Each sensor target of the one or more sensor targets includes a target surface having a variable distance between the target surface and the proximity sensor with rotation of the rotatable component about a component axis of rotation. A measurement of distance between the proximity sensor and the target surface as measured by the proximity sensor is indicative of an angular position of the rotatable component relative to the component axis of rotation.

A resolver that ensures improvement in a detection sensitivity is provided. The resolver according to the present disclosure includes a rotor and a stator arranged to surround an outer peripheral surface of the rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core, the stator includes a stator core and a coil, the stator core includes a plurality of teeth disposed at intervals along a circumferential direction, the plurality of teeth project toward the outer peripheral surface side of the rotor, and the coil is wound around the plurality of teeth. A gap permeance between the rotor and the stator varies in association with a rotation around a rotation axis of the rotor. The rotor further includes a porous machinable film containing a magnetic metal, and the porous machinable film is disposed on a projecting portion on an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core.

A transfer case with an actuator for operating a two-speed transmission (i.e., range mechanism) and a clutch (i.e., mode mechanism). The actuator employs a motor-driven cam structure that coordinates the movement of a first fork, which is associated with the range mechanism, and a second fork that is associated with the mode mechanism. A resilient coupling is employed to provide compliance between the motor and the cam structure in the event that tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the range mechanism from changing from a high-range mode and a low range mode or tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the mode mechanism from changing between a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode. A sensor target and sensor are employed to identify the rotational positioning of the cam structure placement, which is indicative of the modes in which the transmission and the clutch are operating.

An electromechanical actuator includes a ground arm, an output arm rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the ground arm and a position sensing arrangement to determine an angular position of the output arm relative to the ground arm. The position sensing arrangement includes a position sensor fixed at the ground arm. The position sensor is configured to sense magnetic reluctance. A sensed portion is located at the output arm proximate to the position sensor. The sensed portion includes a geometric variation in an output arm surface configured to vary a magnetic reluctance sensed at the position sensor as a function of angular position of the output arm relative to the ground arm.

A magnetic field sensor can sense a movement of an object along a path. A movement line is tangent to the path. The magnetic field sensor can include a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate can have first and second orthogonal axes orthogonal to each other on the first surface of the substrate. A projection of the movement line onto a surface of the semiconductor substrate is only substantially parallel to the first orthogonal axis. The magnetic field sensor can also include first, second, third, and fourth magnetic field sensing elements disposed on the substrate. The first and second magnetic field sensing elements have maximum response axes parallel to the first orthogonal axis and the second and fourth magnetic field sensing elements have maximum response axes parallel to the second orthogonal axis. Signals generated by the second and fourth magnetic field sensing elements can be used as reference signals.

A method for measuring a large shaft rotation angle utilizes one or more cams attached to the shaft. Each cam shape is designed to have one or more detectable harmonics when rotated. Multiple harmonics in a single cam or amongst multiple cams may have a particular order. Pairs of fine position sensors, positioned at opposing sense angle positions relative to the cam(s) measure displacement of the cam during rotation. The data from the position sensors is then analyzed, with a processor, to determine the large shaft rotation angle and angular displacement relative to an ideal axis of rotation.

The present disclosure relates to a rotation angle sensing system and method of swivel core that enables recognition of an accurate standard position of a rotor, may include a rotation sensing device installed on a stator of the swivel core and sensing rotation state of a rotor of the swivel core; and an identifier formed on the rotor to generate a sensing signal of the rotation sensing device, wherein the standard position of the rotor can be calibrated or initialized by only one rotation sensing device, thereby decreasing the number of sensors to be installed, reducing installation cost or manufacturing cost and accurately sense a standard position by forming a hill part as an identifier on the inner surface of the rotor.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an eddy current position sensor that is less susceptible to the influence of changes in gaps due to installation or changes in temperature, or by changes in coil properties due to changes in temperature. The present invention is configured to detect the position of an object 4 to be measured by detecting the difference in signals from a reference coil 8A and a sensing coil 8B, which are configured such that, even if the object 4 to be measured rotates in a rotation direction 6A, a gap 7A between the reference coil 8A in a sensor 2 and a reference surface 9A on the object 4 to be measured does not change and a gap 7B between the sensing coil 8B and a sensing surface 9B on the object 4 to be measured changes, wherein changes in a gap 7 between the object 4 to be measured and each of coils 8A, 8B are signal output as magnetic field changes.