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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Brian G. Maust, Unionville, MI (US);
Christopher R. Douglas, Saginaw, MI (US);
Stan Schlatter, Linwood, MI (US);
Andrew E. Maschke, Birch Run, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for sensor diagnostics in a seat suspension system includes: generating, by a first rotational position sensor, a motor position signal representing a rotational position of a motor shaft, the motor shaft being coupled to an output shaft, such that rotation of the motor shaft causes rotation of the output shaft; generating, by a second rotational position sensor, an output signal representing a rotational position of the output shaft coupled to a suspension mechanism to move a vehicle seat relative to a vehicle body; determining a diagnostic indicator value as a function of the motor position signal and the output signal; and determining, based on the diagnostic indicator value, an accuracy of the output signal to represent the rotational position of the output shaft.