Good checking for vehicle steering angle sensor
First Claim
1. A controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle steering sensor malfunction still exists, the controller comprising:
- an electronic, non-volatile memory; and
an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory, the electronic processing module including,a malfunction monitoring module that monitors the operation of at least one vehicle sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one vehicle sensor outputs a signal that is outside of a first predetermined range, the fault signal containing fault information and causing at least one of a tell-tale indicator to be activated and a vehicle control system to modify its operation from a first operating state to a second operating state,a failure handling module that causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory, anda signal checking module that performs a signal check on information from the at least one vehicle sensor, the signal check includingretrieving drive cycle information for a steering angle sensor from the electronic, non-volatile memory,comparing an output of the steering angle sensor to a second pre-determined range narrower than the first pre-determined range, the steering angle sensor passing the signal check if the output of the steering angle sensor is within the second pre-determined range for a pre-determined amount of time, andgenerating a reset signal, if the steering angle sensor passes the signal check, the reset signal causing at least one of the tell-tale indicator to be deactivated and the vehicle control system to resume operation in the first operating state.
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Abstract
A controller for determining whether a previously-determined vehicle steering sensor malfunction still exists. The controller includes an electronic, non-volatile memory, and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory. The electronic processing module includes a malfunction monitoring module, a failure handling module, and a signal checking module. The malfunction monitoring module monitors the operation of at least one vehicle sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one sensor malfunctions. The failure handling module causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory. The signal checking module performs a signal check on information from the at least one sensor.
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1. A controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle steering sensor malfunction still exists, the controller comprising:
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an electronic, non-volatile memory; and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory, the electronic processing module including, a malfunction monitoring module that monitors the operation of at least one vehicle sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one vehicle sensor outputs a signal that is outside of a first predetermined range, the fault signal containing fault information and causing at least one of a tell-tale indicator to be activated and a vehicle control system to modify its operation from a first operating state to a second operating state, a failure handling module that causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory, and a signal checking module that performs a signal check on information from the at least one vehicle sensor, the signal check including retrieving drive cycle information for a steering angle sensor from the electronic, non-volatile memory, comparing an output of the steering angle sensor to a second pre-determined range narrower than the first pre-determined range, the steering angle sensor passing the signal check if the output of the steering angle sensor is within the second pre-determined range for a pre-determined amount of time, and generating a reset signal, if the steering angle sensor passes the signal check, the reset signal causing at least one of the tell-tale indicator to be deactivated and the vehicle control system to resume operation in the first operating state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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