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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Geoffrey B Lansberry, Cambridge, MA (US);
William F Bonnice, Dorchester, MA (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for accurately estimating the rotational speed of a machine includes the steps of initializing a counter, measuring a position of the machine, incrementing the counter, waiting for a position update, measuring a next position of the machine, calculating a difference between the position measurement, measuring the amount of time elapse between positions, returning to the step of incrementing to the counter if the difference is less than a predetermined amount, returning to the step of incrementing the counter if the amount of time is less than a predetermined time, dividing the difference by the amount of time to determine the estimated rotational speed of the machine, and outputing the estimated rotational speed of the machine.