G01D3/032

SENSOR UNIT, SENSING AND ANALYSIS DEVICE WITH SUCH A SENSOR UNIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAILER THEREWITH AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ANALYZER
20180003521 · 2018-01-04 ·

A sensor unit (2) for a motor vehicle or trailer is disclosed. The sensor unit comprises a sensor measuring arrangement (16) for sensing at least one physical variable, a sensor housing (12) partly or fully enclosing the sensor measuring arrangement (16) and at least two connecting lines (18). The sensor unit (2) with the sensor housing (12) is electrically connectable to a conductive part of the motor vehicle or trailer and the sensor measuring arrangement (16) is connectable to an analyzer (6) via the connecting lines (18). Related methods, a sensing and analysis device, and motor vehicles or trailers including the same are also disclosed.

SENSOR UNIT, SENSING AND ANALYSIS DEVICE WITH SUCH A SENSOR UNIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAILER THEREWITH AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ANALYZER
20180003521 · 2018-01-04 ·

A sensor unit (2) for a motor vehicle or trailer is disclosed. The sensor unit comprises a sensor measuring arrangement (16) for sensing at least one physical variable, a sensor housing (12) partly or fully enclosing the sensor measuring arrangement (16) and at least two connecting lines (18). The sensor unit (2) with the sensor housing (12) is electrically connectable to a conductive part of the motor vehicle or trailer and the sensor measuring arrangement (16) is connectable to an analyzer (6) via the connecting lines (18). Related methods, a sensing and analysis device, and motor vehicles or trailers including the same are also disclosed.

IMPROVING DATA MONITORING AND QUALITY USING AI AND MACHINE LEARNING
20220404235 · 2022-12-22 ·

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.

SENSOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AN INTERFERENCE SIGNAL COMPONENT IN A MEASURING SIGNAL FROM A SENSOR
20220381583 · 2022-12-01 ·

A sensor including a sensor element for acquiring a measuring signal, the measuring signal including at least one useful signal component in a useful signal frequency range and at least one interference signal component in an interference signal frequency range, and a readout circuit for converting the measuring signal into an analog electrical sensor signal. A feedback circuit is provided, which feeds back the output signal of the readout circuit to the input of the readout circuit at which the measuring signal is applied, and the total transmission function H(s) of the readout circuit and feedback circuit induces an attenuation of the analog sensor signal in the interference signal frequency range, while the analog sensor signal in the useful signal frequency range is not attenuated.

SENSOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AN INTERFERENCE SIGNAL COMPONENT IN A MEASURING SIGNAL FROM A SENSOR
20220381583 · 2022-12-01 ·

A sensor including a sensor element for acquiring a measuring signal, the measuring signal including at least one useful signal component in a useful signal frequency range and at least one interference signal component in an interference signal frequency range, and a readout circuit for converting the measuring signal into an analog electrical sensor signal. A feedback circuit is provided, which feeds back the output signal of the readout circuit to the input of the readout circuit at which the measuring signal is applied, and the total transmission function H(s) of the readout circuit and feedback circuit induces an attenuation of the analog sensor signal in the interference signal frequency range, while the analog sensor signal in the useful signal frequency range is not attenuated.

EVENT ANALYSIS IN AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM
20230118175 · 2023-04-20 ·

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided including receiving, via a communication interface of an event detection and classification module comprising a processor, data from one or more sensors in a system; determining an event occurred based on the received data; applying a coherency similarity process to the received data via a classification module; determining whether the event is an actual event or a mal-doer event based on an output of the classification module; transmitting the determination of the event as the actual or the mal-doer event; and modifying operation of the system based on the transmitted output. Numerous other aspects are provided.

EVENT ANALYSIS IN AN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM
20230118175 · 2023-04-20 ·

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided including receiving, via a communication interface of an event detection and classification module comprising a processor, data from one or more sensors in a system; determining an event occurred based on the received data; applying a coherency similarity process to the received data via a classification module; determining whether the event is an actual event or a mal-doer event based on an output of the classification module; transmitting the determination of the event as the actual or the mal-doer event; and modifying operation of the system based on the transmitted output. Numerous other aspects are provided.

METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A ROTARY ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE BASED ON A POSITION SENSOR
20230063728 · 2023-03-02 ·

A method for determining the position of a rotary element of a motor vehicle based on a position sensor configured to measure the position of the rotary element, to simultaneously generate a sine-type output signal and a cosine-type output signal reflecting the angular position of said rotary element as it rotates and to deliver these output signals to a control module of the vehicle, the method, implemented by the control module, including the steps of rotating the rotary element, receiving the output signals generated by the position sensor as the rotary element rotates, determining the average period of the output signals received within a predetermined time range, correcting both received output signals such that the period of each of the signals is equal to the determined average period, and determining the angular position of the rotary element based on the corrected output signals.

DISPLACEMENT DETECTION DEVICE
20230116491 · 2023-04-13 ·

A processing device of a displacement detection device includes an AD conversion device, a switching circuit, and an arithmetic processing unit. The AD conversion device has first and second AD conversion units. The switching circuit periodically switches between a first connection mode in which a first differential signal is AD-converted by the first AD conversion unit and a second differential signal is AD-converted by the second AD conversion unit, and a second connection mode in which the first differential signal is AD-converted by the second AD conversion unit and the second differential signal is AD-converted by the first AD conversion unit. The arithmetic processing unit outputs displacement information of a scale based on an addition average value of the first differential signals output from the first and second AD conversion units and an addition average value of the second differential signals output from the first and second AD conversion units.

Blade flap measurement process

A rotorcraft comprising a rotor blade designed to flap about a hinge point, a measurement system designed to measure blade flapping, and a processing system designed to alter blade flapping measurements. The processing system further comprises a correction process to alter a blade flapping measurement dependent on rotor RPM or rotor torque.