Sensor arrangement for position sensing

A method for determining the position of an object, comprising:

• coupling one of
• a magnetic field source (3) providing a magnetic field with a first magnetic pole (N) and a second magnetic pole (S) and
• multiple magnetoresistive elements with the object, said multiple magnetoresistive elements arranged in the magnetic field in a row along a longitudinal axis (X) and each element having a depth extending along a traverse axis (Y), each magnetoresistive element in the row separated by a gap along said longitudinal axis, and each magnetoresistive element of said row differing in an arrangement along a vertical axis (Z) such that said magnetoresistive elements of said row facing the first magnetic pole (N) are offset from each other along the vertical axis (Z);
• arranging the magnetic field source (3) such that the first magnetic pole (N) faces the multiple magnetoresistive elements of the row to form a sensor arrangement,
• receiving, at a measurement unit, an output signal from each of the multiple magnetoresistive elements dependent on their position (x) relative to the magnetic field source (3), and
• determining, by the measurement unit, a position of the object (5) dependent on the received output signals.