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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Kongsberg Automotive Ab, Mullsjö, SE;
Bengt Cyrén, Svanesund, SE;
Bengt Hermansson, Mullsjö, SE;
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB, Mullsjö, SE;
Abstract
A linear actuator assembly () having an inner sleeve () which moves in a first direction or in an opposite second direction relative to a fixed outer sleeve () between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position. The linear actuator assembly () also has an emitter () and a sensor () positioned near the emitter () that detect changes in an emitted signal resulting from the movement of the inner sleeve () relative to the outer sleeve () along a longitudinal axis and a controller () electrically coupled to the sensor () to determine the axial position of the inner sleeve () relative to the outer sleeve () along the longitudinal axis.