Linear position sensing components

A position sensing component comprising:

• a sensing coil;
• a moveable core;
• an oscillator circuit;
• a feedback control circuit coupled to the oscillator circuit, wherein the position sensing component is configured to:
• maintain a fixed amplitude voltage in response to a variable current signal provided by the oscillator circuit in conjunction with the feedback control circuit, and
• generate an oscillator output signal;
• a health monitoring circuit configured to provide an oscillator status output signal, wherein the position sensing component is operatively coupled with a controller component, wherein the oscillator status output signal is transmitted to the controller component;
• and
• a linearization circuit comprising a low-pass filter circuit utilizing a 2-pole filter to smooth the oscillator output signal into a direct-current (DC) voltage signal.