Shift rail transmission position sensing with tolerance for sensor loss

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8521380
APP PUB NO 20110035123A1
SERIAL NO

12849457

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A number N of position sensors, each associated with one of N shift rails in a shift rail transmission system, wherein the set of N sensors is divided into subsets and each subset is provided a common reference from a control module; and a processing component that determines from data from each sensor whether the shift rail associated with that sensor is in a position of engagement of a first gear, a position of engagement of a second gear, or in a neutral position.

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  • EATON CUMMINS AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Ken R Kalamazoo, US 3 27
Fritz, Todd William Kalamazoo, US 8 15
Katrak, Kerfegar Khurshed Kalamazoo, US 21 26
Kodela, Naresh Kumar Pune, IN 6 23
Manyala, John Kalamazoo, US 4 32
McKenzie, Ian Daniel Kalamazoo, US 43 244
Pollack, Christopher Kalamazoo, US 3 27
Zuppann, Richard Earl Kalamazoo, US 4 11

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