Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Somanetics Corporation

Weijia Cui

Gerald L Holbrook

Gary K Lowe

Richard S Scheuing

Binqiu Xu

A method for synchronizing a plurality of pedal position sensors in a motor vehicle. A series of voltages are accumulated from each of a plurality of pedal position sensors. Representative voltages are determined from the series of voltages. The representative voltages are assigned to linear relationships from which an offset is determined.

Method for synchronizing the zero position of pedal position sensors

An optical sensor for use in clinical patient examination by spectrophotometric apparatus, having a body with softly deformable material which is conformable to a selected area on the body of the patient and internally-mounted electro-optical source and receivers for obtaining patient pathology data by transmission of selected wavelengths through a tissue volume adjacent the selected area, including substantially non-deforming light-transfer members disposed in alignment with the source and detectors and between them and the patient, to provide substantially constant and unchanging light-transfer passages or conduits therebetween. In the most preferred form, the light-transfer members comprise generally tubular elements having light-reflective interior walls, and the sensor body comprises either a layered structure of opaque, soft polymeric foam or the like (e.g. , cellular urethane) or a substantially one-piece, molded or other such structure of generally comparable or analogous material and characteristics.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

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