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  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2Inductive Sensor Simulation
  4. 3Using the Electromagnetic Problem Answer File
  5. 4Calculating Resolution
  6. 5Other Resources
  7. 6Summary
  8. 7References
  9. 8Revision History

Summary

This application note provides the step-by-step instructions for simulating inductive sensors using FEMM. The simulation results can be especially helpful to estimate system resolution and determine whether sensor design changes are needed before creating a prototype. Because the simulations are approximations of the real sensors, some differences between the real prototype and the simulation results are expected.