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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Applicant:
Hossein Javaherian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Hossein JaVaherian, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine torque sensory system (), adapted for use with an engine-driven vehicle () having a flexplate (), including at least one sensor () fixedly attached on the surface of the flexplate () and operable to detect deformations along the surface of the flexplate () caused by the generated engine torque, and further including a receiver () communicatively coupled to the sensor (), spaced from the rotating flexplate (), and operable to convert sensor readings to correlative engine torque values.