A vehicle driveline component comprising: an armature (102, 920) disposed along a translation axis, wherein the armature (102, 920) is moveable along the translation axis; a coil assembly (104, 852) having a coil (110, 906); a coil driver (204A, 204B) electrically coupled to the coil (110, 906), wherein the coil driver (204A, 204B) is operable to provide a modulating power signal to the coil (110, 906) to generate an electromagnetic field that causes relative motion between the coil assembly (104, 852) and the armature (102, 920) along the translation axis; an oscillator circuit having a resonant circuit, the oscillator circuit being electrically coupled to the coil (110, 906) of the coil assembly (104, 852) such that the coil (110, 906) defines a portion of the resonant circuit, wherein the oscillator circuit is configured to generate an oscillating signal having a frequency that varies based on a spacing between the armature (102, 920) and the coil assembly (104, 852) along the translation axis; and a controller coupled to the oscillator circuit and the coil driver (204A, 204B), wherein the controller is configured to apply a drive signal to the coil driver (204A, 204B) to provide the modulating power signal to the coil assembly (104, 852) and to determine a system response characteristic related to the spacing between the armature (102, 920) and the coil assembly (104, 852) based on the oscillating signal; wherein the controller is configured to apply a measurement voltage to the oscillator circuit during a measurement interval to acquire the oscillating signal; and wherein the modulating power signal having alternating powered and unpowered pulses is provided at a first frequency and the measurement interval is provided at a secondary frequency greater than the first frequency and taken during at least one of an unpowered pulse of the modulating power signal or when the modulating power signal is not provided to the coil. an armature (102, 920) disposed along a translation axis, wherein the armature (102, 920) is moveable along the translation axis; a coil assembly (104, 852) having a coil (110, 906); a coil driver (204A, 204B) electrically coupled to the coil (110, 906), wherein the coil driver (204A, 204B) is operable to provide a modulating power signal to the coil (110, 906) to generate an electromagnetic field that causes relative motion between the coil assembly (104, 852) and the armature (102, 920) along the translation axis; an oscillator circuit having a resonant circuit, the oscillator circuit being electrically coupled to the coil (110, 906) of the coil assembly (104, 852) such that the coil (110, 906) defines a portion of the resonant circuit, wherein the oscillator circuit is configured to generate an oscillating signal having a frequency that varies based on a spacing between the armature (102, 920) and the coil assembly (104, 852) along the translation axis; and a controller coupled to the oscillator circuit and the coil driver (204A, 204B), wherein the controller is configured to apply a drive signal to the coil driver (204A, 204B) to provide the modulating power signal to the coil assembly (104, 852) and to determine a system response characteristic related to the spacing between the armature (102, 920) and the coil assembly (104, 852) based on the oscillating signal; wherein the controller is configured to apply a measurement voltage to the oscillator circuit during a measurement interval to acquire the oscillating signal; and wherein the modulating power signal having alternating powered and unpowered pulses is provided at a first frequency and the measurement interval is provided at a secondary frequency greater than the first frequency and taken during at least one of an unpowered pulse of the modulating power signal or when the modulating power signal is not provided to the coil.