Camshaft or crankshaft sensor for automotive vehicle and diagnostic method for such a sensor

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PATENT NO 11112277
APP PUB NO 20170322053A1
SERIAL NO

15531338

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Disclosed is a camshaft or crankshaft sensor including a toothed target, a measuring cell adapted to supply a raw signal and a processor module having two modes of operation: 1) a measurement mode in which the processor module is adapted to supply an output port of the sensor a measurement signal representing the times of passage of the teeth of the target at the level of the measuring cell; and 2) a diagnostic mode in which the processor module is adapted to supply at the output port of the sensor a diagnostic signal different from the measurement signal and representing the amplitude of the raw signal. Also disclosed is a method and a module for diagnosing such a sensor.

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CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBHHANNOVER HANNOVER LOWER SAXONY
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE1 AVENUE PAUL OURLIAC TOULOUSE 31100

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Dinard, Yann Frankfurt am Main, DE 2 5
Larue, Marie-Nathalie Corronsac, FR 7 34
Marle, Olivier Deyme, FR 2 18
Mirassou, David Toulouse, FR 9 33

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