Equipment service vehicle having on-board diagnostic system
First Claim
1. An equipment service vehicle comprising:
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(B) a plurality of vehicle subsystems, each vehicle subsystem comprising a mechanical system and an electronic control system that controls the mechanical system, each respective electronic control system being connected to the network communication link and transmitting information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system on the network communication link;
(C) a test control module, the test control module being mounted on-board the vehicle, the test control module being coupled to the plurality of vehicle subsystems by way of the network communication link, the test control module being programmed to acquire at least some of the information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system; and
(D) an operator interface, the operator interface being mounted on-board the vehicle, the operator interface being coupled to the test control module, the operator interface comprising (1) a display that displays a menu of test options to an operator, and (2) an input device that receives an operator input indicative of a menu selection made by the operator, the menu selection indicating a test selected by the operator, and wherein the display further displays to the operator at least some of the information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system, including results of the test.
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Abstract
An equipment service vehicle comprises a network communication link, an engine system, a transmission system, and an operator interface. The engine system includes an engine and an electronic engine control system that is coupled to the engine and to the network communication link. The electronic engine control system controls the engine and transmits information pertaining to the health and operation of the engine on the network communication link. The transmission system includes a transmission and an electronic transmission control system. The electronic transmission control system controls the transmission and transmits information pertaining to the health and operation of the transmission on the network communication link. The operator interface is coupled to the network communication link. The operator interface includes a display that displays the health and operation information of the engine and the transmission to a human operator.
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28 Claims
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1. An equipment service vehicle comprising:
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(A) a network communication link;
(B) a plurality of vehicle subsystems, each vehicle subsystem comprising a mechanical system and an electronic control system that controls the mechanical system, each respective electronic control system being connected to the network communication link and transmitting information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system on the network communication link;
(C) a test control module, the test control module being mounted on-board the vehicle, the test control module being coupled to the plurality of vehicle subsystems by way of the network communication link, the test control module being programmed to acquire at least some of the information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system; and
(D) an operator interface, the operator interface being mounted on-board the vehicle, the operator interface being coupled to the test control module, the operator interface comprising (1) a display that displays a menu of test options to an operator, and (2) an input device that receives an operator input indicative of a menu selection made by the operator, the menu selection indicating a test selected by the operator, and wherein the display further displays to the operator at least some of the information pertaining to the health and operation of the mechanical system, including results of the test. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A diagnostic testing method to be implemented by an on-board diagnostic system of an equipment service vehicle, comprising:
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displaying a menu of test options to an operator using an operator interface of the on-board diagnostic system, the operator interface being mounted on-board the vehicle;
receiving an operator input using the operator interface, the input being indicative of a menu selection made by the operator, the menu selection indicating a test selected by the operator;
performing the selected test on the vehicle; and
displaying results of the test to the operator using the operator interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An equipment service vehicle comprising:
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(A) a network communication link;
(B) an engine system, the engine system including an engine and an electronic engine control system that is coupled to the engine and to the network communication link, the electronic engine control system controlling the engine and transmitting information pertaining to the health and operation of the engine on the network communication link;
(C) a transmission system, the transmission system including a transmission and an electronic transmission control system, the electronic transmission control system controlling the transmission and transmitting information pertaining to the health and operation of the transmission on the network communication link;
(D) a test control module, the test control module being mounted on-board the vehicle, the test control module being coupled to the engine system and the transmission system by way of the network communication link, the test control module being programmed to acquire at least some of the information pertaining to the health and operation of the engine system and the transmission system; and
(E) an operator interface, the operator interface being mounted on-board the vehicle, the operator interface being coupled to the network communication link by way of the test control module, the operator interface including (1) a display that displays a plurality of test options to an operator, and (2) an input device that receives an operator input indicative of a selection made by the operator, the selection indicating a test selected by the operator; and
wherein the display further displays the health and operation information of the engine and the transmission to a human operator, including results of the test. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of diagnosing a fault on an equipment service vehicle comprising:
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(A) providing the equipment service vehicle with an on-board diagnostic system comprising a test control module and an operator interface that are mounted on the vehicle;
(B) displaying a plurality of test options to an operator using the operator interface;
(C) receiving an operator input using the operator interface, the input being indicative of a selection made by the operator, the selection indicating a test selected by the operator;
(D) performing the selected test on the vehicle in response to the operator input, including communicating information pertaining to the health and operation of the vehicle subsystem from a control system for the vehicle subsystem to the operator interface by way of a network communication link;
(E) transmitting information pertaining to health and operation of a vehicle subsystem from an electronic control system for the subsystem to the operator interface by way of a network communication link; and
(F) displaying results of the test to the operator using the operator interface.
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