Measuring device (1) for measuring forces and / or torques present in an object of investigation (2) made of ferromagnetic material, comprising a. comprising a magnetoelastic sensor i. a first coil unit (3) configured to generate a
magnetic field (B1, B2) which extends at least partially outside the sensor and penetrates at least a partial area of the object under investigation (2), wherein the first coil unit (3) comprises a transmitting coil (7), ii. a second coil unit (4) configured to detect response signals induced by the generated
magnetic field (B1, B2) in the object under investigation (2), wherein the response signals reflect local
magnetic field changes in the object under investigation (2), wherein the second coil unit (4) comprises two pairs of coils surrounding the transmitting coil (7), each pair of coils having two opposing receiving coils (9) relative to the circumference of the transmitting coil (7), iii. a
ferrite core arrangement comprising a first
ferrite core (8) and second ferrite cores (10) distributed around the first
ferrite core (8), wherein the ferrite cores (8, 10) are arranged on a common ferrite base plate (11), and wherein the ferrite cores (8, 10) are shaped in the manner of a rod cylinder and extend perpendicular to the base plate (11) from a cylindrical base arranged on the base plate (11); b. several capacitive
distance sensors (5) which form an integrated unit with the magnetoelastic sensor and are configured to detect distance values (A) present between the measuring device (1) and the object under investigation (2) at different spatial locations; c. an evaluation unit (6) which is set up for this purpose i. to determine measurement signals based on response signals received from the second coil unit (4) and which are proportional to the forces and / or torques present in the object under investigation (2), and ii. to calculate an average distance value from the distance values (A) recorded at the different spatial locations and to use the average distance value to compensate for fluctuations in the measurement signals resulting from a dynamic distance variation between the measuring device (1) and the object under investigation (2), namely
signal attenuations and / or
signal amplifications; wherein the transmitting coil (7) and the receiving coils (9) are arranged on a common coil carrier, wherein the coil carrier has recesses by virtue of which the coil carrier can be plugged over the ferrite cores (8, 10), and wherein the recesses are formed in the area of the respective coil centers in the coil carrier, wherein, based on object information available for the object of investigation (2), an adapted
signal amplification or signal attenuation of the measurement signals can be preselected in the sense of a coarse adjustment, and wherein the measuring device (1) is set up to variably amplify and / or attenuate the measurement signals proportional to the forces and / or torques present in the object of investigation (2) in the sense of a fine adjustment.