Method of enhanced component failure diagnosis for suggesting least probable fault

    公开(公告)号:US11288900B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16561711

    申请日:2019-09-05

    Abstract: A method and system of diagnosing and suggesting least probable faults for an exhibited vehicle failure. The method includes initiating a vehicle health management (VHM) algorithm to monitor a state of health (SOH) for at least one vehicle component at each vehicle operating event over a predetermined time period. The VHM algorithm determines at least one of a Green SOH, a Yellow SOH, and a Red SOH designation with a confidence level for the at least one vehicle component; calculating a number of Green SOH designations (Ncalculated) over the predetermined time period; and upon an exhibited vehicle failure, providing a least probable cause indication for the at least one component when a set of conditions are met. The set of conditions includes (i) Ncalculated is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of Green SOH designations and (ii) no Yellow SOH and Red SOH designations are present.

    Detection of a friction brake fault

    公开(公告)号:US11220251B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16013203

    申请日:2018-06-20

    Abstract: A method of identifying a fault in a friction brake actuated by hydraulic brake pressure and configured to decelerate a vehicle road wheel includes detecting, via a first sensor, a vibration at the road wheel and communicating data indicative of the detected vibration to a controller. The method additionally includes detecting, via a second sensor, upon application of the hydraulic brake pressure, a hydraulic brake pressure variation and communicating data indicative of the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation. The method additionally includes comparing, via the controller, the data indicative of the detected vibration with a threshold vibration value and the data indicative of the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation with a threshold hydraulic brake pressure value. Furthermore, the method includes generating a sensory signal indicative of the brake fault when magnitudes of the detected vibration and the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation are greater than their respective threshold values.

    Automatic fault isolation and diagnosis system using over-the-air technology

    公开(公告)号:US11170584B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16253714

    申请日:2019-01-22

    Abstract: An automatic fault isolation and diagnosis system includes a cloud-based data system having multiple machine-readable troubleshooting procedures stored therein. A vehicle fault code is generated by one of multiple vehicle control devices of a vehicle platform. The fault code defines an issue with at least one system or component of the vehicle platform. A data transfer device within the vehicle platform receives the fault code and forwards the fault code to the cloud-based data system. The fault code is received and analyzed in the cloud-based data system to initially determine if the fault code is directed to and can be automatically corrected by one of the stored machine-readable troubleshooting procedures.

    METHOD OF ENHANCED COMPONENT FAILURE DIAGNOSIS FOR SUGGESTING LEAST PROBABLE FAULT

    公开(公告)号:US20210074087A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16561711

    申请日:2019-09-05

    Abstract: A method and system of diagnosing and suggesting least probable faults for an exhibited vehicle failure. The method includes initiating a vehicle health management (VHM) algorithm to monitor a state of health (SOH) for at least one vehicle component at each vehicle operating event over a predetermined time period. The VHM algorithm determines at least one of a Green SOH, a Yellow SOH, and a Red SOH designation with a confidence level for the at least one vehicle component; calculating a number of Green SOH designations (Ncalculated) over the predetermined time period; and upon an exhibited vehicle failure, providing a least probable cause indication for the at least one component when a set of conditions are met. The set of conditions includes (i) Ncalculated is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of Green SOH designations and (ii) no Yellow SOH and Red SOH designations are present.

    CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE WITH A SUPERVISORY CONTROL MODULE HAVING A FAULT-TOLERANT CONTROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20200339140A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16395825

    申请日:2019-04-26

    Abstract: System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle in real-time with a supervisory control module. A fault detection module is configured to receive respective sensor data from one or more sensors in communication with the vehicle and generate fault data. The supervisory control module includes at least one fault-tolerant controller configured to respond to a plurality of faults. The supervisory control module is configured to receive the fault data. When at least one fault is detected from the plurality of faults, the supervisory control module is configured to employ the fault-tolerant controller to generate at least one selected command. The selected command is transmitted to one or more device controllers for delivery to at least one of the respective components of the vehicle. Operation of the vehicle is controlled based in part on the selected command.

    APPARATUS TO ENABLE USER DRIVEN RANGE AND FEATURE SELECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20200247428A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16267965

    申请日:2019-02-05

    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes: receiving, by a controller, route data, wherein the route data is continuously updated while the vehicle is moving, and the vehicle includes a plurality of vehicle operating modes; receiving, by the controller, feature data, wherein the feature data is information about a plurality of features needed for each of the plurality of vehicle operating modes; determining, by the controller, a plurality of ranges for each of the plurality of vehicle operating modes, wherein each of the plurality of ranges is a function of the route data and the feature data for each of the plurality of vehicle operating modes; and commanding, by the controller, a user interface to display a list of range-mode combinations, wherein the list of range-mode combinations includes the plurality of ranges for each of the plurality of vehicle operating modes.

    ANTI-LOSS-OF-ASSISTANCE FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190176873A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US15840270

    申请日:2017-12-13

    CPC classification number: B62D5/0463 B62D5/0481 B62D6/10

    Abstract: A method of operating an electric power steering system installed on a vehicle. The electric power steering system includes a controller that receives a desired assist torque value and supplies a pulse-width modulation duty cycle to an electric motor. The method includes the step of controlling the electric motor to achieve a nominal value of power steering assist torque when the electrical power available to the motor is sufficient to achieve the nominal value of power steering assist torque. The method further includes the step of controlling the electric motor to achieve a reduced value of power steering assist torque less than the nominal value when the electrical power available to the motor is not sufficient to achieve the nominal value of power steering assist torque.

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