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An apparatus for determining an incremental angular position of a rotating member of an induction motor. A sensor assembly is positioned adjacent a target wheel attached to the rotating member, the target wheel having a plurality of teeth, separated by slots, angularly spaced around the periphery of

An apparatus for determining an incremental angular position of a rotating member of an induction motor. A sensor assembly is positioned adjacent a target wheel attached to the rotating member, the target wheel having a plurality of teeth, separated by slots, angularly spaced around the periphery of the target wheel. The sensor assembly is located proximate the periphery of the target wheel, and includes a plurality of sensors each configured to generate a respective output signal that transitions between first and second states at the passage thereby of each leading and trailing edge of the teeth. The apparatus also includes a processing circuit configured to generate an incremental position signal in response to the output signals. Each sensor is spaced from an adjacent sensor by a predetermined distance equal to 180 degrees divided by n, where n is the number of sensors, and 360 degrees is a tooth-to-tooth distance. The processing circuit has a first mode of operation wherein all of the sensor output signals are used to generate the position signal. The processing circuit also includes a second mode of operation wherein a second number less than all of the output signals are used to generate the position signal. The processing circuit is configured to switch from the first mode to the second mode when the rotating member reaches a predetermined speed.

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[ We claim:] [1.]1. An apparatus for determining a position of a rotating member of an electric machine including a target wheel having a plurality of teeth, separated by slots, angularly spaced around a periphery thereof, said target wheel being configured to be mounted to the rotating member, and

[ We claim:] [1.]1. An apparatus for determining a position of a rotating member of an electric machine including a target wheel having a plurality of teeth, separated by slots, angularly spaced around a periphery thereof, said target wheel being configured to be mounted to the rotating member, and a sensor assembly proximate said periphery having a plurality of sensors each configured to generate a respective output signal that transitions between first and second states at the passage thereby of each leading and trailing edge of said teeth, and a processing circuit generating a position signal in response to said output signals, characterized in that:each sensor being spaced from an adjacent one of said sensors by a predetermined distance; and,said processing circuit having a first mode of operation wherein a first number of said plurality of output signals are utilized to generate said position signal, said processing circuit further having a second mode of operation wherein a second number of said output signals different from said first number are utilized to generate said position signal, said processing circuit being configured to switch from said first mode to said second mode when said rotating member reaches a first predetermined speed.