Patent number: 6955145

Methods and apparatus for receiving excessive inputs in a VCT system

Original Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.

Field of technology: Vehicles, Engines and Transportation

Patent granted on: Tue, 18 Oct 2005

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Abstract

A method that provides increased flexibility to measure dynamic range of a rotating system is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a first rotating member; providing a second rotating member suitably engaged to the first rotating member; providing a set of sensors disposed to sense variations in characteristics along a circumference of the first member and the second member respectively; providing a controller for receiving information sensed by the sensors; determining a rate of rotation of the rotating members; selectively using the sensed information thereby at different rate of rotation different amount of the sensed information is used.