A rotation detecting device includes a rotation operation part configured to be rotationally operated, a first detector configured to detect a rotation of the rotation operation part and output a first rotation detection signal, a second detector configured to output a second rotation detection signal, with a predetermined phase difference with respect to the first rotation detection signal, a third detector configured to output a third rotation detection signal, with each of a predetermined phase difference with respect to the first rotation detection signal of the first detector and a phase difference with respect to the second rotation detection signal of the second detector, and a controller configured to, based on the first rotation detection signal, the second rotation detection signal, and the third rotation detection signal, perform detection of a failure of the first detector, the second detector, or the third detector.

Systems and methods for detecting magnetic turn counter errors with redundancy are provided. In one aspect, a magnetic field turn sensor system includes a magnetic field angle sensor having a sine bridge and a cosine bridge and first to third comparators configured to compare the outputs from the sine and cosine bridges. The system further includes a processor configured to receive outputs from each of the first to third comparators, determine that a combination of the outputs from the first to third comparators corresponds to an invalid state, and indicate a fault in response to determining that the combination of the outputs from the first to third comparators corresponds to the invalid state.

In a method for checking the plausibility of sensor signals, a first sensor element detects at least one first physical quantity and outputs it as a first sensor signal, and a second sensor element detects a second physical quantity correlated with the first physical quantity and outputs it as a second sensor signal. The first sensor element has a first reliability range having an upper limit and/or a lower limit, which range is related to the second physical quantity. The first physical quantity detected by the first sensor element is recognized as plausible if the second physical quantity detected by the second sensor element lies within the corresponding first reliability range of the first sensor element.

A method for increasing a reliability of a transducer is provided. The transducer has a first and a second IC, wherein the two ICs each have substantially the same monolithically integrated circuit components with one sensor apiece, and a signal contact for bidirectional data transmission. A reference contact on each of the two ICs is connected to or disconnected from the signal contact by a controllable switch, and a signal generated as a function of the physical quantity sensed by the relevant sensor is applied to the signal contact. The two ICs are integrated into a common IC package, and a supply voltage contact of the first IC is connected to a first package contact, and the first package contact is connected to a first terminal of a control unit, and the supply voltage contact of the second IC is connected to a second package contact.

A system and method for monitoring analog front-end (AFE) circuitry of an inductive position sensor. A redundant AFE channel is provided and alternatively utilized with a sine AFE channel or a cosine AFE channel of the AFE circuitry to obtain a voltage difference that may result in a detection angle error at the electronic control unit (ECU) of the inductive position sensor.

A rotation detection device includes a first mold IC, a second mold IC, and a housing. The first mold IC and the second mold IC are each housed in a point-symmetrical position with respect to a reference point in the housing. The housing includes a connector having (i) a first terminal electrically connected to the first mold IC, (ii) a second terminal electrically connected to the second mold IC, and (iii) a GND terminal that is electrically connected to both of the first and second mold ICs. The connector is arranged at a position corresponding to the reference point on the housing.

A detecting device includes a shift selector, a magnet disposed in the shift selector, four or more sensors arranged at positions facing the magnet and an ECU. The ECU is configured to (i) determine a shift position based on signals output from the four or more sensors when the magnet is relatively displaced with respect to the four or more sensors in response to an operation of the shift selector, (ii) determine the shift position based on signals output from three or more of the four or more sensors determined to be normal when any one of the four or more sensors is abnormal, and (iii) determine the abnormality based on whether or not the three or more sensors output, during the traveling of the vehicle, a signal to a shift position pertaining to a case of traveling in the direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle.

According to a motor rotational angle detection device which includes a plurality of motor rotational angle detection units which detect a rotational angle of a motor, and a normal angle decision device which includes a motor rotational angle information item and decides a normal motor rotational angle, in which when a difference is caused between output values of the plurality of motor rotational angle detection units, the normal angle decision device respectively compares the output value of each of the motor rotational angle detection units with the motor rotational angle information item included in the normal angle decision device, and identifies the normal motor rotational angle detection unit, and decides the normal motor rotational angle.

To provide a motor drive control device, an electric power steering device, and a vehicle which can individually diagnose abnormalities of magnetic detection elements, designed in a multisystem configuration to include at least two systems, for each system. A motor drive control device includes two systems of first and second rotation information detection function units. The first and second rotation information detection function units include first and second rotation position information detection units and first and second rotation information detection units. The first and second rotation information detection units individually diagnose their own abnormalities based on first and second motor rotation position signals detected by the first and second rotation position information detection units.

Methods and systems for testing a sensor of a propeller blade angle position feedback system are described. A sensor signal is received from a sensor at a known position relative to a feedback device, the feedback comprising a ring and at least one pair of position markers spaced from one another around a circumference thereof, the sensor configured for successively detecting passage of the position markers as the feedback device rotates at a known rotational speed and an axial distance between the sensor and the feedback device varies. From the sensor signal a measured position of the sensor relative to the feedback device and a measured rotational speed of the feedback device are determined. The measured position and the measured rotational speed are compared to the known position and the known rotational speed to determine a sensor accuracy.