Patent ID: 9746344
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G01D

Claim:
1. A sensor system for detecting a position of a measuring object relative to a sensor, the sensor system comprising the sensor for a provision of a measured value determined by a distance between the sensor and the measuring object, and an evaluation device for an evaluation of the measured value and for a provision of an evaluation result, wherein the evaluation device comprises a comparison device and a timing element, wherein the comparison device is configured for a comparison of a stored measured value with a currently detected measured value, wherein the comparison device is configured for a provision of a control signal to the timing element if a result of the comparison meets a presettable criterion, wherein the timing element is configured in such a way that a time measurement process is continued at the provision of the control signal and the time measurement process is started anew at an absence of the control signal, wherein the timing element is configured in such a way that a trigger signal is output by the timing element on reaching a presettable period of time, and wherein the evaluation device comprises a memory device arranged for storing the currently detected measured value on arrival of the trigger signal.