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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2005
Applicants:
David J. Rutkowski, Grosse Isle, MI (US);
John H. Floros, Novi, MI (US);
Imad Sharaa, Farmington, MI (US);
Inventors:
David J. Rutkowski, Grosse Isle, MI (US);
John H. Floros, Novi, MI (US);
Imad Sharaa, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/07 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator having an output shaft, a motor for rotating the output shaft between a first position and a second position, and an electronic control module having a controller and a sensor. The sensor is configured to output a signal to the controller indicative of the position of the output shaft, and the controller is configured to determine whether the output shaft is in the first position or the second position.