Abstract:
An internal combustion engine employs a starting system. A method for evaluating the starting system includes determining a cranking resistance ratio between a starter and a battery of the starting system during engine cranking. The cranking resistance ratio is normalized based upon an operating temperature of the starting system, and the starting system is evaluated based upon the normalized cranking resistance ratio.
Abstract:
A distributed vehicle health management system includes a vehicle-based diagnostic processor executing diagnostic routines in a vehicle. The diagnostic routines generate diagnostic data. A processor-based device executes advanced vehicle health management routines. The processor-based device determines a state of health of a component as a function of the diagnostic data. A telematics device communicates at least one of state of health data and diagnostic data from the vehicle. A remote entity disposed remotely from the vehicle. The remote entity receives data via the telematics device, the data being a selective subset of data output from at least one of the vehicle-based processor and processor-based device. The remote entity executes calibration routines as a function of the data received by the vehicle for calibrating at least one of the diagnostic routines and health management routines.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for evaluating a CAN that includes a CAN bus and a plurality of modules configured to communicate over the CAN bus. A voltage sensor may be provided in electrical communication with the CAN bus. A number (N) of pairs of voltages may be read. Each pair may include a CAN high (CAN-H) value and a CAN low (CAN-L) value. The N pair of voltages may be processed through a comparison of the CAN-H values and the CAN-L values. Whether a fault signature is present in the CAN-H and CAN-L values may be determined from the processing.
Abstract:
A controller area network (CAN) includes a CAN bus having a CAN-H wire, a CAN-L wire, and a pair of CAN bus terminators located at opposite ends of the CAN bus. The CAN further includes a plurality of nodes including controllers wherein at least one of the controllers is a monitoring controller. The monitoring controller includes a detection control routine for isolating faults on the CAN bus including measuring a CAN-H wire voltage, measuring a CAN-L wire voltage, and isolating a short fault based upon the CAN-H wire voltage and the CAN-L wire voltage.
Abstract:
A method of detecting a ground fault in a faulty electronic control unit. A ground fault detection technique executed by a processor is enabled. The processor determines a message count for each respective electronic control unit transmitted during a ground offset condition over a predetermined time period. The message count includes messages communicated within a communication bus having a measured voltage at least a predetermined voltage value above an expected voltage value. The message counts for each respective electronic control unit are normalized. The faulty electronic control unit is identified as a function of the normalized message counts. A fault signal is output to identify the fault electronic control unit.
Abstract:
A controller area network (CAN) includes a CAN bus having a CAN-H wire, a CAN-L wire, and a pair of CAN bus terminators located at opposite ends of the CAN bus. The CAN further includes a plurality of nodes including controllers wherein at least one of the controllers is a monitoring controller. The monitoring controller includes a CAN monitoring routine for detecting a wire short fault in the CAN bus and its location.
Abstract:
Methods and system are provided for monitoring a controller area network (CAN) bus. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving fault data associated with the CAN bus; processing, by a processor, the fault data with a software based method to determine a first propositions set; processing, by the processor, the fault data with a hardware based method to determine a second proposition set; processing, by the processor, the first propositions set and the second proposition set to determine a fault decision; and generating, by the processor, a diagnosis of the CAN bus based on the fault decision.
Abstract:
A controller area network (CAN) includes a CAN bus with a CAN-H wire, a CAN-L wire, a pair of CAN bus terminators located at opposite ends of the CAN bus, each terminator having a corresponding known terminator resistance value, a plurality of nodes including controllers wherein at least one of said controllers is a monitoring controller. The monitoring controller includes a detection control routine for detecting the presence of a wire-open fault on the CAN bus, including determining a CAN bus resistance, and determining a wire-open fault on the CAN bus based upon the determined CAN bus resistance and the terminator resistance values.