Patent ID: 6955145

Claim:
A method of altering the quantity of information sent to a controller at various engine speeds comprising the steps of: a) sensing at least one protrusion having a first leading edge and a second trailing edge on a circumference of a first rotating member; b) sensing at least one protrusion having a first leading edge and a second trailing edge on a circumference of a second rotating member attached to the first rotating member; c) generating a first signal representing the protrusion of the first rotating member; d) generating a second signal representing the protrusion of the second rotating member; e) sending the first signal and the second signal to a controller; f) determining a rate of rotation of the first rotating member and the second rotating member and generating a phase difference between the first rotating member and the second rotating member using the first signals and the second signals generated; g) comparing the phase difference between the first rotating member and the second rotating member to a fixed phase measurement; h) altering the phase difference between the first rotating member and the second rotating member; i) comparing the rate of rotation to a threshold rate of rotation at which either the leading edge or the trailing edge is reported; and j) determining whether the threshold rate of rotation has been reached; wherein when the threshold rate of rotation has been reached, a first signal and a second signal are generated for either the leading edge or the trailing edge of the protrusions of the first rotating member and the second rotating member.