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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2012
Applicants:

Patrick A. O'gorman, Grayslake, IL (US);

Rene Vivanco, Johns Creek, GA (US);

Alex Kurnia, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Inventors:

Patrick A. O'Gorman, Grayslake, IL (US);

Rene Vivanco, Johns Creek, GA (US);

Alex Kurnia, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Assignee:

Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/145 (2013.01); H02K 11/0026 (2013.01); G01D 5/2455 (2013.01);
Abstract

An angular position of a rotating device is detected by sensing and counting high-resolution transitions of high-resolution digital sensors in response to the rotating device rotating; sensing low-resolution transitions of a low-resolution digital sensor in response to the rotating device rotating, the low-resolutions transitions being unevenly spaced apart; determining an angular position of the rotating device in response to determining a number of high-resolution transitions between pairs of low-resolution transitions.


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