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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Kerfegar Khurshed Katrak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Todd William Fritz, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard Earl Zuppann, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kerfegar Khurshed Katrak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Todd William Fritz, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard Earl Zuppann, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H03M 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A set of inputs each selectively provides a discrete signal, whereby the sensor inputs together provide a plurality of discrete signals. A memory includes instructions executable by a processor for receiving the discrete signals, identifying a bit pattern from the discrete signals, and determining a position of a physical member according to the bit pattern and an error condition detected from the discrete signals.