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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Chuck Peniston, Quakertown, PA (US);
Sean Rick, Schnecksville, PA (US);
Jan Vondras, East Norriton, PA (US);
Chuck Peniston, Quakertown, PA (US);
Sean Rick, Schnecksville, PA (US);
Jan Vondras, East Norriton, PA (US);
Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA, Inc., Kongsberg, NO;
Abstract
An electronic pedal assembly including a treadle, a pedal arm connected to the treadle, and a rotor assembly about which the pedal arm rotates. The assembly also includes one or more Hall sensors positioned within a cavity in the rotor assembly and one or more magnets that fixedly attached to the rotor assembly. The Hall sensors detect the position of the treadle by monitoring the positions of the magnets. Also, a method of monitoring an electronic pedal assembly using one or more magnets and one or more Hall sensors.