Vehicle test apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one motor vehicle switchpack, the switchpack comprising a user-actuable input operable to control the switchpack to provide a switchpack control output to a motor vehicle control system; and
a motor vehicle test apparatus, the test apparatus comprising;
a test apparatus control system comprising a computing device; and
a test apparatus switch operable under the control of the test apparatus control system to control the at least one switchpack to provide the switchpack control output to the vehicle control system, the test apparatus control system being operable to monitor a response by the vehicle control system to the switchpack control output;
wherein the test apparatus switch comprises a test apparatus switch device and the switchpack comprises a switchpack switch device, wherein the test apparatus switch device is connected electrically in parallel with the switchpack switch device, the user-actuable input configured to operate the switchpack switch device of the switchpack, the test apparatus switch device being operable by the test apparatus control system to control the switchpack to provide substantially the same switchpack control output as the switchpack provides when the user-actuable input is operated.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus comprising: at least one motor vehicle switchpack (121-135), the switchpack comprising input means operable to control the switchpack to provide a switchpack control output to a motor vehicle control system; and motor vehicle test apparatus (100T), the test apparatus comprising: a test apparatus control system comprising computing means (115); test apparatus switching means operable under the control of the test apparatus control system to control the at least one switchpack to provide the switchpack control output to the vehicle control system, the test apparatus control system being operable to monitor a response by the vehicle control system to the switchpack control output.
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14 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one motor vehicle switchpack, the switchpack comprising a user-actuable input operable to control the switchpack to provide a switchpack control output to a motor vehicle control system; and a motor vehicle test apparatus, the test apparatus comprising; a test apparatus control system comprising a computing device; and a test apparatus switch operable under the control of the test apparatus control system to control the at least one switchpack to provide the switchpack control output to the vehicle control system, the test apparatus control system being operable to monitor a response by the vehicle control system to the switchpack control output; wherein the test apparatus switch comprises a test apparatus switch device and the switchpack comprises a switchpack switch device, wherein the test apparatus switch device is connected electrically in parallel with the switchpack switch device, the user-actuable input configured to operate the switchpack switch device of the switchpack, the test apparatus switch device being operable by the test apparatus control system to control the switchpack to provide substantially the same switchpack control output as the switchpack provides when the user-actuable input is operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring operation of a motor vehicle
comprising at least one switchpack, the switchpack comprising a user-actuable input operable by a user to control a switchpack switch device to cause the switchpack to provide a switchpack control output to a motor vehicle control system, the method comprising: -
controlling a test apparatus switch device of a test apparatus switch via a test apparatus control system to control the at least one switchpack to provide substantially the same switchpack control output to the vehicle control system as provided by the user-actuable input, wherein the test apparatus switch device is connected electrically in parallel with the switchpack switch device; and monitoring, via the test apparatus, a response by the vehicle control system to the switchpack control output.
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