Patent ID: 7710108
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G01D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing a variable voltage output for a vehicle to control the acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle, comprising: a rotor actuator comprising a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be operatively connected to an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, the second end defining a recess; a magnet disposed in the recess; a printed circuit board assembly defining an aperture sized to fit around the second end of the rotor actuator, the printed circuit board assembly comprising a Hall Effect chip configured to produce a variable voltage output in proportion to the relative locations of the magnet and the Hall Effect chip; and an on/off switch disposed on the printed circuit board assembly; whereby when the accelerator pedal is moved, the rotor actuator rotates and contacts and activates the switch and moves the magnet in an arc-type path across the Hall Effect chip creating a change in the variable output voltage that in turn controls the acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle.