Signal validation and arbitration system and method
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1. In a system including a controller coupled to receive at least two redundant input signals, a method of validating the redundant input signals and arbitrating between the redundant input signals, comprising:
- determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant input signals; and
determining a signal value to transmit for further processing by the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant input signals;
determining a health status level for the determined signal value; and
transmitting the determined health status level with the determined signal value for further processing.
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Abstract
A common design framework for input and output signal validation, arbitration, and fault reporting for real-time controllers includes a method of validating redundant input and output signals and arbitrating between the redundant input and output signals by determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant input and output signals, and determining a signal to transmit for further processing based at least in part on the determined fault severity levels.
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1. In a system including a controller coupled to receive at least two redundant input signals, a method of validating the redundant input signals and arbitrating between the redundant input signals, comprising:
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determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant input signals; and determining a signal value to transmit for further processing by the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant input signals; determining a health status level for the determined signal value; and transmitting the determined health status level with the determined signal value for further processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a system including a controller having at least two redundant output drivers coupled to receive a control signal, a method of validating the redundant output drivers and arbitrating between the redundant output drivers, comprising:
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determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant output drivers; and selecting one of the redundant output drivers to receive the control signal by the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant output drivers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. In a system including a controller coupled to receive at least two redundant input signals and having at least two redundant output drivers coupled to receive a control signal, a method of validating and arbitrating between the redundant input signals and validating and arbitrating between the redundant output drivers, the method comprising:
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determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant input signals; determining a signal value to transmit for further processing by the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant input signals; determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant output drivers; and selecting one of the redundant output drivers to receive the processed signal value from the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant output drivers.
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30. A system for validating redundant input signals and arbitrating between the redundant input signals, comprising:
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at least two inputs each coupled to receive one of the redundant input signals; fault severity level determination means for receiving at least each redundant input signal and determining a fault severity level for each based at least in part thereon; signal value determination means for receiving the determined fault severity level and determining a signal value based at least in part thereon; a controller coupled to receive the determined signal value from the signal value determination means; and health status level determination means for receiving the determined fault severity level and supplying a health status level of the determined signal value to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for validating redundant output drivers coupled to a controller and arbitrating between the redundant output drivers, comprising:
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a controller operable to supply a control signal to at least one of the redundant output drivers; fault severity Level determination means for determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant output drivers; and driver selection means for receiving the determined fault severity level and selecting an output driver based at least in part thereon. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A system for validating redundant input signals and redundant output drivers and arbitrating between the redundant input signals and the redundant output drivers, comprising:
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at least two inputs each coupled to receive one of the redundant input signals; input fault severity level determination means for receiving at least each redundant input signal and determining an input fault severity level for each based at least in part thereon; signal value determination means for receiving the determined input fault severity level and determining a signal value based at least in part thereon; a controller coupled to receive the determined signal value from the signal value determination means and operable to supply a control signal to at least one of the redundant output drivers; driver fault severity level determination means for determining a driver fault severity level for each of the redundant output drivers; and driver selection means for receiving the determined fault severity level and selecting an output driver based at least in part thereon.
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54. In a system including a controller coupled to receive at least two redundant input signals, a method of validating the redundant input signals and arbitrating between the redundant input signals, comprising:
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determining a fault severity level for each of the redundant input signals; determining a signal value to transmit for further processing by the controller based at least in part on the determined fault severity level of each of the redundant input signals; determining a signal source of the determined signal value; and transmitting the determined signal source with the determined signal value for further processing.
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55. A system for validating redundant input signals and arbitrating between the redundant input signals, comprising:
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at least two inputs each coupled to receive one of the redundant input signals; fault severity level determination means for receiving at least each redundant input signal and determining a fault severity level for each based at least in part thereon; signal value determination means for receiving the determined fault severity level and determining a signal value based at least in part thereon; a controller coupled to receive the determined signal value from the signal value determination means; and signal source determining means for determining a source of the determined signal value and supplying the determined signal source to the controller.
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