System and method for engine emission control harness
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1. A system comprising:
- an engine control system, comprising;
a harness comprising a processor and a plurality of ports, wherein each port of the plurality of ports is configured to couple with a sensor;
a memory configured to store calibrations and control modes corresponding to a plurality of sensor configurations;
wherein the processor is coupled to the memory, wherein the engine control system is configured to load a first set of calibrations from the memory corresponding to a first configuration of sensors and to control emissions from an engine system in a first control mode when the processor determines that the first configuration of sensors is coupled to the harness, and the engine control system is configured to load a second set of calibrations from the memory corresponding to a second configuration of sensors and to control the emissions from the engine system in a second control mode when the second configuration of sensors is coupled to the harness, wherein the processor is configured to identify each sensor of a plurality of sensors coupled to the harness based at least in part on an identification signal of the respective sensor, wherein the identification signal of each sensor corresponds to a property of the respective sensor.
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Abstract
A method includes determining an identity of each sensor of a plurality of sensors arranged within an engine system and coupled to a harness of the engine system, loading a calibration for each sensor of the plurality of sensors from a memory based at least in part on the determined identity of the respective sensor, and determining a configuration of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined identities of the plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors includes exhaust sensors configured to monitor a flow property of engine exhaust.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
an engine control system, comprising; a harness comprising a processor and a plurality of ports, wherein each port of the plurality of ports is configured to couple with a sensor; a memory configured to store calibrations and control modes corresponding to a plurality of sensor configurations; wherein the processor is coupled to the memory, wherein the engine control system is configured to load a first set of calibrations from the memory corresponding to a first configuration of sensors and to control emissions from an engine system in a first control mode when the processor determines that the first configuration of sensors is coupled to the harness, and the engine control system is configured to load a second set of calibrations from the memory corresponding to a second configuration of sensors and to control the emissions from the engine system in a second control mode when the second configuration of sensors is coupled to the harness, wherein the processor is configured to identify each sensor of a plurality of sensors coupled to the harness based at least in part on an identification signal of the respective sensor, wherein the identification signal of each sensor corresponds to a property of the respective sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining, via a processor of a harness, an identity of each sensor of a plurality of sensors arranged within an engine system and coupled to the harness of the engine system based on an identification signal of the respective sensor, wherein the identification signal of the respective sensor corresponds to a property of the respective sensor, wherein exhaust sensors of the plurality of sensors are configured to monitor a flow property of engine exhaust and provide a feedback based on the flow property; loading a calibration for each sensor of the plurality of sensors from a memory based at least in part on the determined identity of the respective sensor; and determining, via the processor, a configuration of the plurality of sensors based at least in part on the determined identities of the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a human machine interface comprising a display and operator controls, wherein the display is configured to display information based at least in part on operation of an engine system coupled to the human machine interface, and the operator controls are configured to receive operator input; an engine control system comprising; a harness comprising a processor; and wherein the harness is coupled to a plurality of sensors, wherein the processor is coupled to the human machine interface, wherein the engine control system is configured to determine a configuration of the plurality of sensors coupled to the harness based at least in part on identities of the plurality of sensors, and the identity of each sensor of the plurality of sensors corresponds to a determined property of the respective sensor of the plurality of sensors, wherein the processor is configured to determine the property of each sensor based on an identification signal of the respective sensor, the engine control system is configured to enable and disable the operator controls of the human machine interface based at least in part on the configuration of the plurality of sensors, and the processor is configured to control an exhaust from the engine system based at least in part on the operator input and feedback from the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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