A system for magnetic field testing comprising a magnetic field generation device configured to generate a magnetic field in a rotor, a plurality of magnetic field measurement devices configured to measure a magnetic field at a predetermined position on the rotor, a drive mechanism configured to rotate the rotor and a test system configured to record the plurality of magnetic field measurements as a function of an angular position of the rotor.

A system for dynamically adjusting an operation of a magnetostrictive position sensor is provided. The system includes a controller configured to receive an electrical signal from the magnetostrictive position sensor that includes a response pulse, identify factory calibration data that correlates initial recorded values of amplitudes of response pulses received from the magnetostrictive position sensor at different locations of a position magnet along a length of the magnetostrictive position sensor, identify an initial amplitude of the response pulse based on the factory calibration data, calculate a difference between the initial amplitude and an amplitude of the response pulse, determine if the difference is greater than a threshold value, and generate an alert in response to determining that the difference is greater than the threshold value.

A sensor device includes at least one sensor, a digital signal processor and an amplifier. The at least one sensor is configured to measure a variable physical quantity and provide a raw sensor signal at an output of the at least one sensor. The digital signal processor is configured to preprocess the raw sensor signal output by the at least one sensor into a sensor signal and to further process the sensor signal into a pulse-width-modulated output signal having a duty cycle that is dependent on the measured quantity using a plurality of device-specific correction parameters stored in a memory to convert the sensor signal into the pulse-width modulated output signal. The amplifier is configured to convert the pulse-width modulated output signal into an analog voltage or current signal.

A sensor includes a sensing element configured to generate a sensing element output signal indicative of a sensed parameter and a signal path responsive to the sensing element output signal and having at least one of an adjustable gain or an adjustable offset, wherein the signal path is configured to generate a sensor output signal indicative of the sensed parameter. A supply voltage detector is configured to generate a supply voltage signal indicative of which of a plurality of voltage ranges a supply voltage of the sensor falls within and at least one of the adjustable gain or the adjustable offset is adjustable in response to the supply voltage signal.

Systems and methods are provided for improving statistical and machine learning drift detection models that monitor computing health of a data center environment. For example, the system can receive streams of sensor data from a plurality of sensors in a data center; clean the streams of sensor data; generate, using a machine learning (ML) model, an anomaly score and a dynamic threshold value based on the cleaned streams of sensor data; determine, using the ML model and based on the anomaly score and the dynamic threshold value, a correctness indicator for a first sensor in the plurality of sensors; and using the correctness indicator, correct the first sensor.

A sensor circuit for measuring a physical quantity including: a signal acquisition circuit having a sensor to provide an input signal related to the physical quantity; a processing circuit to receive the input signal and for providing an output signal representative of the physical quantity; the processing circuit comprising a closed loop comprising: a first sub-circuit arranged for receiving the input signal and a feedback signal, and configured for providing a first signal; a frequency dependent filter for receiving and filtering the first signal, and for providing the output signal; a second sub-circuit for receiving and converting the filtered signal into the feedback signal using a non-linear function.

This disclosure is directed to methods, computer program products, and systems for calibrating one or more remote sensing devices in an environment. The disclosed technology relates to a calibration device configured to determine measurement data within an environment. The calibration device may transmit the measurement values, or other calibration data items, to a remote sensing device via a wireless link while the remote sensing device stays with a structure in which the remote sensing device is commissioned to operate. In response to receiving the calibration data items, the remote sensing device may adjust one or more settings of the remote sensing device in order to satisfy a calibration threshold.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for estimating error in an electric motor position sensor are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, an electronic control unit (ECU) for an electric motor receives, during a first state of operation of the electric motor, a first plurality of time samples of a first output signal from a position sensor, the first output signal indicative of a rotational position of the electric motor during the first state. The embodiment includes determining a first magnitude value for each of the first plurality of time samples of the first output signal, determining a first magnitude ripple value based upon the plurality of first magnitude values, and determining a first absolute angle error based on the first magnitude ripple value. The embodiment further includes determining an estimated error offset based on the first absolute angle error and storing the estimated error offset in a memory.

A system and method for monitoring rotation of a nut or bolt. The system comprises an indicator for mounting to the nut or bolt and which is configured to rotate with the nut or bolt. The system further comprises a detector configured to detect a rotational position of the indicator, and a transmitter (242) configured to transmit data indicative of the detected rotational position of the indicator.The method comprises mounting an indicator to the nut or bolt such that the indicator rotates therewith, detecting, by a detector, a rotational position of the indicator - (442), and transmitting, by a transmitter, data indicative of the rotational position of the indicator.

A method for locating at least one movable magnetic object relative to a network of at least N tri-axial magnetometers linked together mechanically with no degree of freedom to retain a known relative position of these magnetometers, N being an integer number at least equal to 2, comprises, continuously: a step of detection of a magnetometer capable of being magnetized, i.e. capable of delivering as output measurements comprising a measurement bias following a magnetization; a step of correction, by means of a correction bias, of the measurements delivered by the magnetometer capable of being magnetized, the correction bias corresponding to a deviation between the measurements supplied by the magnetometer as input for a location filtering and the estimations, upon the location filtering, of the data delivered by the magnetometer; and a step of consideration of the magnetometer as not capable of being magnetized, by taking into account the step of correction of the magnetometer capable of being magnetized.