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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
John Norman Stockbridge, Waterford, MI (US);
J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr., Milford, MI (US);
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
John Norman Stockbridge, Waterford, MI (US);
J. Oscar Aparicio, Jr., Milford, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system for an engine includes a control module and a resistor. The resistor is connected in series between the control module and a non-contact position sensor. The control module selectively detects a fault of the non-contact position sensor based on a voltage drop across the resistor. A method for controlling an engine includes providing a resistor connected in series between a control module and a non-contact position sensor, and selectively detecting a fault of the non-contact position sensor based on a voltage drop across the resistor.