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Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for determining a position of a first component (14) such as a piston rod in relation to a second component (12) such as a hydraulic, electrical or pneumatic cylinder, wherein at least one first magnetically scannable structure (34) such as a measurement strip formed on a surface (18) of said first component (14) is detected by means of at least one first magnetic flux sensor (22) connected to the second component (12) during a relative movement between the first component (14) and the magnetic flux sensor (22). To improve the accuracy of the position determination, the method is executed according to the invention as a differential measuring method, wherein a differential transformer is used as the magnetic flux sensor (22), and wherein the position of the first component (14) in relation to the second component (12) is determined absolutely, wherein a second magnetically scannable structure (28) arranged on the surface (18) of the first component (14) is detected by means of at least one second magnetic flux sensor (32) connected to the second component (12), and wherein the absolute position of the first component (14) is determined from the signal sequence of the first magnetic flux sensor (22) and the continuous output signal of the second magnetic flux sensor (32).

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