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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2013
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Kerfegar Khurshed Katrak, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Naresh Kumar Kodela, Pune, IN;
Richard Earl Zuppann, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher Pollack, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John Manyala, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Todd William Fritz, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ken R. Anderson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ian Daniel McKenzie, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Receiving sensor data related to position of a gear in a transmission, the sensor data including data from a first sensor and data from a second sensor; determining a first indicated position of the gear from the data from the first sensor; determining a second indicated position of the gear from the data from the second sensor; comparing the first indicated position to the second indicated position; and determining based on the comparison a gear engagement status of the gear.