A piston damper assembly includes a piston damper and a relative velocity
sensor. The piston damper includes a damper body, a piston rod, and a dust
tube which is attached to the piston rod. The relative velocity sensor
includes an axially extending first magnet supported by the dust tube, a
flux collector, and a first sensor coil. The flux collector is supported
by the dust tube, includes an axially-extending first prong in
axially-extending contact with the first magnet, includes an
axially-extending second prong, and includes a joining member connecting
the first and second prongs. The first sensor coil surrounds the joining
member and/or one of the first and second prongs. A piston-damper dust
tube subassembly includes the dust tube and the relative velocity sensor.
