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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Kenichi Sato, Nagoya, JP;

Kentaro Hirose, Yokkaichi, JP;

Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Kani, JP;

Inventors:

Kenichi Sato, Nagoya, JP;

Kentaro Hirose, Yokkaichi, JP;

Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Kani, JP;

Assignees:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 51/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G01C 25/00 (2006.01); F16F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An acceleration sensor state detecting apparatus for detecting a state of an acceleration sensor provided at a vibrating body includes a calculating method for calculating a difference between measured results of the acceleration sensor obtained per first predetermined time that is shorter than a vibration period of the vibrating body, and a determining method for determining that the acceleration sensor is in an error state in a case that a state in which the difference calculated falls into a range between a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value continues for a second predetermined time or more.


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