Position determination method for determining rotational and translational movements of a control element (BD) using a position determination
system (PS), wherein - the
positioning system (PS) has a
rotational axis (D), - the control element (BD) is rotatable around the axis of rotation (D) only in a basic position (GP) aligned concentrically to the axis of rotation (D), - the control element (BD) is movable in a first plane at a fixed rotation angle perpendicular to the axis of rotation (D), - the position determination
system (PS) includes a
transmitter and a
magnetic field sensor (S1) and an evaluation unit, - the
transmitter is attached to the control element (BD), - in a first alternative, the
transmitter includes a permanent
magnet (PM), - by means of the transmitter a first
magnetic field component and a second
magnetic field component perpendicular to the first magnetic field component is generated, wherein the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component lie in a measuring plane of the magnetic field sensor (S1), - the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component are determined using the magnetic field sensor (S1), - a
signal vector is determined from the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component by means of the evaluation unit, characterized in that - in a second alternative the transmitter is ferromagnetic and the magnetic field sensor (S1) includes a backbiased permanent
magnet (PM), - the evaluation unit determines the length of the
signal vector and compares it with a reference value to determine a deviation or a match, - if the first magnetic field component and the second magnetic field component match, a rotation angle of the control element (BD) about the axis of rotation (D) is determined, and - in case of deviation, a two-dimensional position of the control element (BD) in the first plane is determined based on the
signal vector.