Device and method for contactlessly determining a position of a pedal

A device for contactlessly determining a position of a pedal in a vehicle, the device comprising:

• at least one magnet that is connected with the pedal;
• a sensor, the at least one magnet producing a magnetic field that varies with the position of the pedal and is detected by the sensor, the sensor having an output to provide at least one sensor signal;
• and
• a processor, having at least one input for reading in the at least one sensor signal and at least one output for outputting an output signal,
• wherein a first position range of the at least one magnet and a second position range of the at least one magnet are defined, the first position range and the second position range each including a range of different positions of the at least one magnet relative to the sensor that occur as the position of the pedal changes,
• wherein the processor generates the output signal from the at least one sensor signal, and
• wherein the value of the output signal is unambiguously associated with a position of the at least one magnet relative to the sensor when the position of the at least one magnet relative to the sensor is in the first position range, and the output signal has a constant value that is independent of the position of the at least one magnet relative to the sensor when the position of the at least one magnet relative to the sensor is in the second position range.