A device for determining hands off of a driver includes a torque sensor for sensing a torque caused by turning of a steering wheel and generating a torque signal, a first frequency filter and a second frequency filter for filtering the torque signal, a representative value generating device for generating a first representative value based on a frequency component of a first filtered signal output by the first frequency filter, and generating a second representative value based on a frequency component of a second filtered signal output by the second frequency filter, and a control module that determines the hands off of the driver based on a ratio of the first representative value and the second representative value.

A magnetic detection module is provided so as to be selectively mountable in any of housings having a plurality of specifications having different shapes or sizes of mounting portions, and detects magnetic flux generated in the housing. The magnetic detection module includes one or more magnetic sensors that detect magnetic flux, a case in which the magnetic sensors are housed, and a cap that can be attached to an end of the case and is provided with a sealing member. The magnetic detection module can be attached to the housing of the first specification with the cap not attached to the case, and can be attached to the housing of the second specification through a sealing member with the cap attached to the case.

A sensor structure for measuring a torque applied to a first shaft and a second shaft interconnected by a torsion bar, includes: a multi-pole ring magnet mechanically connected to the first shaft; two pairs of magnetic yokes mechanically connected to the second shaft, each yoke being connected to one or more pads by fingers; the fingers of the first pair of yokes projecting mainly in a radial direction, the fingers of the second pair of yokes projecting mainly in an axial direction; a first and a second pair of flux collectors with extensions forming a first and a second gap; a first sensor in the first gap, a second sensor in the second gap; a circuit for combining signals from the first and second sensor to reduce or eliminates the influence of an external disturbance field, and for determining the torque value.

The invention relates to a device (9) for generating a measurement signal (19) that is dependent on a torque (13) exerted on a torsion shaft (10) around a rotation axis (8) comprising: a magnet ring (16) fixed to a first axial position of the torsion shaft (10) and having a predefined number of magnet poles (28, 29) for generating a magnetic field (17), characterized by a magnet sensor (18) that is fixed to a second axial position of the torsion shaft (10) different from the first axial position and that includes a first sensor element (33) located in a radial plane (36) around the rotation axis (8) and outputting a first sensor signal dependent on the magnetic field (17) arriving the first sensor element (33), and a second sensor element (34, 38) located in the radial plane (36) of the first sensor element (33) but spaced from the first sensor element (33) with a distance (35) that is smaller that a cirumferencial extension of two neighboring magnet poles and outputting a second sensor signal dependent on the magnetic field (17) arriving the second sensor

Provided in one embodiment is a sensing device comprising a stator including a stator tooth, and a rotor including a magnet, wherein the stator tooth includes a first stator tooth and a second stator tooth arranged in the first stator tooth, the first stator tooth includes a plurality of first teeth, second stator tooth includes a plurality of second teeth, and the first teeth overlap with the second teeth in the radial direction from the center of the stator, the sensing device further comprising a first sensor and a collector arranged between the first stator tooth and the second stator tooth in the radial direction, wherein the collector includes a first collector and a second collector arranged in the first collector, the first sensor is arranged between the ring-shaped first collector and the ring-shaped second collector in the radial direction, the first collector and the second collector respectively include a body arranged to face the first sensor, and an extending part that extends from the body, the extending part includes a protrusion part protruding from one side edge of the extending part in the axial direction, and the protrusion part includes areas that differ in width in the circumferential direction.

A contact determination device includes a sensor measuring a contact degree of a body to be detected with an object, a contact determination unit determining whether the body to be detected is in contact with the object, based on a reference value, and a correction unit correcting the reference value, in which a cumulative value is obtained by accumulating a fluctuation amount of the detection value from a contact start time of the body to be detected with the object during a period in which the body to be detected is in contact with the object, and when the detection value increases as the contact degree increases, the correction unit corrects the reference value, based on a maximum value of the cumulative value, or when the detection value decreases as the contact degree increases, the correction unit corrects the reference value, based on a minimum value of the cumulative value.

Disclosed herein is a piezoresistive pressure sensor, including: a continuous piezoresistive foam layer; an electrode array layer, on one side of which the continuous piezoresistive foam layer is disposed; and an artificial leather layer as cover layer, which is disposed on the continuous piezoresistive foam layer; where the continuous piezoresistive foam layer is made by doping the foam with conductive materials. The piezoresistive pressure sensor can provide overall 2D-pressure mapping in a large area and has good flexibility and reliability to be combined with soft surfaces.

An inductive position sensor device includes at least a first terminal to couple the position sensor device with a first receiving antenna coil for providing a first reception signal, and at least a second terminal to couple the position sensor device with a second receiving antenna coil for providing a second reception signal. The device further includes a unique receiver channel to evaluate the first and second reception signal, and a multiplexer. The multiplexer is configured to selectively couple the at least one first terminal or the at least one second terminal with the unique receiver channel in dependence on operating the multiplexer in a first or second operation state.

A blending steering control method includes estimating a handwheel pressure applied by an operator to a handwheel and receiving a handwheel torque input indicating a torque value applied by the operator to the handwheel. The method also includes receiving a target handwheel angle indicating a target handwheel angle of an electronic power steering system configured to control a corresponding vehicle along a defined path. The method also includes generating a scaled operator intent value based on the estimated handwheel pressure and the handwheel torque and generating an output torque value based on the target handwheel angle and scaled operator intent value. The method also includes selectively controlling vehicle trajectory based on the output torque value.

In a torque sensor (1), a sleeve (21) is an annular member mounted on a first rotating member. An intermediate member (26) is an annular member placed on an outer circumferential face of the sleeve (21). A magnet (25) is an annular member placed on an outer circumferential face of the intermediate member (26). A yoke (35) is mounted on a second rotating member and faces the magnet (25) in a radial direction. A rotating member connecting part (211) of the sleeve (21) is cylindrical and is in contact with the first rotating member. An intermediate member connecting part (215) is at a position shifted with respect to the rotating member connecting part (211) in an axial direction parallel to a central axis Z. An outer diameter (E219) of a sleeve end (219), which is an end of the intermediate member connecting part (215) opposite from the rotating member connecting part (211), is smaller than a minimum inner diameter (I25) of the magnet (25).