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7.4 Inductive and Magnetic Sensors 269<br />

(A)<br />

(B)<br />

Fig. 7.16. The Hall effect sensor in the interrupter switching mode: (A) the magnetic flux turns<br />

the sensor on; (B) the magnetic flux is shunted by a vane. (After Ref. [6].)<br />

(A)<br />

(B)<br />

(C)<br />

(D)<br />

Fig. 7.17. Angular Hall sensor bridge (A) and the internal sensor interface (B) (Courtesy <strong>of</strong><br />

Austria Micro Systems). A cut-away view (C) <strong>of</strong> the sensor with the target and the probe shows<br />

the magnetic flux paths. A cut-away view (D) shows four Hall effect <strong>sensors</strong> with four flux<br />

return paths.<br />

the OFF position. The Hall sensor and the magnet could be molded into a common<br />

housing, thus eliminating the alignment problem. The ferrous vanes which interrupt<br />

the magnetic flux could have linear or rotating motion. An example <strong>of</strong> such a device<br />

is an automobile distributor.<br />

Like many other <strong>sensors</strong>, four Hall <strong>sensors</strong> can be connected into a bridge circuit to<br />

detect linear or circular motion. Figures 7.17A and 7.17B illustrate this concept where<br />

the sensor is fabricated using MEMS technology on a single chip and packaged in a

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