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Abstract

An automatic magnetic flow recording device, comprises a multitude of coaxially disposed hard magnetic rotating wheels wherein the hard magnetic rotating wheels are circular, and rotate with respect to each other by a predetermined transmission ratio. Each hard magnetic rotating wheel has at least one corresponding biaxial magnetoresistive angle sensor. The biaxial magnetoresistive angle sensors measure the angular positions of the hard magnetic rotating wheels within the range of 0-360 degrees. The biaxial magnetoresistive angle sensors comprise two single-axis linear magnetoresistive sensors, wherein the single-axis linear magnetoresistive sensors are an X-axis magnetoresistive sensor or a Z-axis magnetoresistive sensor. The X-axis magnetoresistive sensor of the hard magnetic rotating wheel measures a magnetic field component parallel to the tangent of the circumference of the hard magnetic rotating wheel. The Z-axis magnetoresistive sensor of the hard magnetic rotating wheel measures a magnetic field component along the radial direction of the hard magnetic rotating wheel. This flow meter recording device has several advantages compared to electronic flow meters with X, Y biaxial angle sensor. These include flexibility of the mounting position, small adjacent hard magnetic rotating wheel interference, and low power consumption.

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