Duty cycle for inductive position sensors

A sensor system comprising:

• at least one inductive position sensor assembly having:
• a transmitting coil;
• and
• at least one receiving coil;
• a coupler configured to move relative to the transmitting coil and the at least one receiving coil;
• a first electronic control unit having:
• an oscillator drive that enables an oscillation signal configured to enable the at least one inductive position sensor assembly at a predetermined time;
• a pulse-width modulation controlled by the first electronic control unit, the pulse-width modulation having a start duty cycle and a stop duty cycle controlled by the first electronic control unit at a predetermined period of time, the pulse-width modulation operating at a predefined frequency and at a predefined ratio;
• a second electronic control unit, wherein the first and second electronic control units operate simultaneously without a synchronization mechanism such that an electrical interference occurs between the first and second electronic control units,
• wherein a sample of the at least one inductive position sensor assembly is obtained when the oscillation signal and the start duty cycle are both enabled and the second electronic control unit is disabled such that only a single sample is required for the predetermined period of time, the sample being a position of the coupler relative to the transmitting coil and the at least one receiving coil, and
• wherein the oscillator drive is inhibited a remaining time of the predetermined period of time so to reduce power consumption and emissions of the at least one inductive position sensor assembly.