High resolution digital suspension position sensor for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorMichael W. Soltis
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Abstract
A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two members relatively movable with respect to one another includes an assembly with the first component movable with respect to a second component, with the first and second components being relatively movable with respect to each other as a result of the movement of the vehicle suspension. A sensor according to this invention will further include, without limitation, a signal generation device associated with said first and second sensor components for generating a plurality of non-unique digital position signals.
Claims11
A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two suspension members relatively movable with respect to one another, comprising:
- an assembly including a first sensor component movable with respect to a second sensor component;
- means for attaching said first sensor component to one of said relatively movable suspension members and said second sensor component to the other of said relatively movable suspension members such that said first and second sensor components will be caused to move with respect to one another when said suspension members move with respect to one another;
- digital signal generation means associated with said first and second sensor components for generating a plurality of non-unique digital position signals.
A sensor for determining the operational position of an automotive suspension including two suspension members relatively movable with respect to one another, comprising:
- an assembly including a first sensor component movable with respect to a second sensor component;
- means for attaching said first sensor component to one of said relatively movable suspension members and said second sensor component to the other of said relatively movable suspension members such that said first and second sensor components will be caused to move with respect to one another when said suspension members move with respect to one another;
- digital detector means, operatively associated with said first and second sensor components, for generating position signals representative of the position between said two suspension members, with said position signals comprising a repeating digital code.
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