Patent ID: 7436186
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: F02D,G01D

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a simulated sensor signal pattern for a marking gap of a signal-generating disk, comprising: coupling the signal-generating disk with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; forming a marking of the signal-generating disk by an alternating positioning of teeth and tooth interstices; forming a marking gap by one of an enlarged tooth interstice and an enlarged tooth; assigning at least one sensor to the signal-generating disk; causing the at least one sensor to generate an electrical signal that is able to assume at least two signal levels; assigning one of the signal levels to a tooth; assigning another one of the signal levels to a tooth interstice; and approximating a simulated sensor signal pattern for the marking gap from a signal pattern of the signal generated by the at least one sensor; wherein