Patent ID: 7389682
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. An engine torque sensory system adapted for use with a vehicle having an engine and a flexplate, wherein the flexplate is coupled to, rotated by, and exhibits deformation caused by torque generated by the engine, said system comprising: a plurality of radially symmetric deformation sensors directly attached to the surface of the flexplate; and a receiver fixedly attached to the vehicle, spaced from the flexplate, and communicatively coupled to the sensors, said sensors each being caused to change by and relative to the deformation exhibited on the surface of the flexplate, so as to measure the deformation, and configured to generate and transmit deformation data to the receiver, said receiver being configured to receive the deformation data, determine an aggregate measurement based on the deformation data received from each sensor, and cause the data to be converted into correlative engine torque values.