CPC G01D 5/2053 (2013.01) [H01F 27/28 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A position sensor, comprising:
a target;
a segment sensor element defining a circumferential direction and a radial direction, the segment sensor element comprising:
a transmit coil; and
a plurality of receive coils positioned offset relative to one another within a space defined by the transmit coil, each of the plurality of receive coils having a shape corresponding to a periodic waveform with a radial width that varies along the circumferential direction; and
one or more computing devices configured to process one or more output signals generated by the plurality of receive coils, the one or more computing devices coupled to the segment sensor element via a connection structure: the connection structure comprising:
one or more conductors coupled to the plurality of receive coils; and
a loop structure spaced apart from the one or more conductors along the radial direction.
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