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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2014
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Leah Dunbar, Brighton, MI (US);

Yo Chan Son, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Martin E. Rosalik, Jr., Oakland, MI (US);

Justin O. Nielsen, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/14 (2006.01); H03K 23/00 (2006.01); G01P 13/04 (2006.01); G01D 5/245 (2006.01); G01P 3/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 13/045 (2013.01); G01D 5/2451 (2013.01); G01P 3/487 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first counter is incremented when a first rotational speed sensing device detects a falling edge of one of the teeth of a single multi-tooth target wheel, a second counter is incremented when a second rotational speed sensing device detects a falling edge of one of the teeth, and a third counter is incremented when either of the first and second rotational speed sensing devices detects either of a rising edge and a falling edge of one of the teeth. A direction of rotation is determined based upon the third counter and a rotational speed of the rotatable member is determined based upon one of the first and second counters. The rotatable member is indicated to be at zero speed when the rotational speed is less than a threshold speed and the direction of rotation changes between a positive direction and a negative direction.


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