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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Yunjun LI, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Nancy Mcmahon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
Yunjun Li, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Nancy McMahon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An actuator system for determining a relative height differential between a housing of an actuator assembly and a body of the actuator assembly for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a suspension wherein the housing is coupled to a first portion of the suspension, and the body is coupled to a second portion of the suspension. The system comprises a sensor coupled to the inside of the housing, and a target coupled to the outside of the body, the sensor and the target cooperating to form a magnetic field that varies in a manner indicative of the distance therebetween.