Fca US LLC

Scott E Henson

Dhaval D Shah

Roger C Sager

Stephanie R Beck

Anthony N Gorney

Mohammed N Akhtar

Craig A Alcock

Glen E Tallarek

Carl J Missbach

Ryan J Schulten

Thomas E Bloomfield

Balmkund B Agarwal

Vivek Venkatachalam

Amarjeet Singh Sahota

In at least some implementations, a method for initiating a test cycle in a vehicle diagnostic includes determining if vehicle operation parameters meet enablement criteria for a test cycle, determining a time to an impediment, comparing the time to the impediment to a duration of the test cycle, and initiating the test cycle when the time to the impediment is greater than the duration of the test cycle, and not initiating the test cycle when the time to the impediment is less than the duration of the test cycle.

System for reducing incomplete diagnostic test cycles

A method of rationalizing operation of a vehicle wheel speed sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving an output signal from a longitudinal accelerometer, receiving an output signal from a wheel speed sensor, determining whether an acceleration event exists based on the output signal from the longitudinal accelerometer, evaluating the wheel speed sensor output signal during the acceleration event, and determining whether the wheel speed sensor signal exceeds a set threshold value during the acceleration event.

Method of wheel speed sensor rationalization with a longitudinal accelerometer

A method for controlling driveline torque on an electrified powertrain based on obstacle detection is provided. The electrified powertrain includes a first eMotor, a second eMotor and an internal combustion engine (ICE). An obstacle is detected proximate to the vehicle. A proximity signal is communicated to a first torque module that determines a first torque limit. A road surface is detected. A traction limit signal is communicated to a second torque module that determines a second torque limit. A road curvature is detected. A curvature signal is communicated to a third torque module that determines a third torque limit. A safety tolerance is determined based on the first, second and third torque limit. A first torque request is communicated to the ICE. A second torque request is communicated to the first eMotor. A third torque request is communicated to the second eMotor.

Method for controlling vehicle powertrain based on obstacle detection

An automatic engine stop-start (ESS) system for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine includes a brake pedal, a gear shifter configured to shift a transmission between park, reverse, neutral, and drive, and a controller. The controller is configured to command an ESS engine stop when the gear shifter is in drive, the vehicle is stopped, and the brake pedal is pressed, prevent an ESS engine restart when the gear shifter is shifted from drive to park, and provide, when the ESS engine restart is prevented, a warning notification to a driver that the engine is keyed-on.

Engine start/stop system for park conditions

In a method, a master cylinder pressure signal, a brake pedal position signal and a brake torque signal provided by an electronic control unit of an anti-lock braking system are rationalized. The master cylinder pressure signal is rationalized against the brake pedal position signal, the brake pedal position signal is rationalized against the master cylinder pressure signal and the brake torque signal is rationalized against the brake pedal position signal. The rationalizations utilize a difference between a maximum value of the signal being rationalized recorded during a maximum value learn period and a minimum value of the signal being rationalized recorded during a minimum value learn period. The rationalization is successful when this difference is greater than a rationalization value.

Method of rationalizing brake pedal position signal, master cylinder pressure signal and brake torque signal

A diagnostic system and method for a crankcase ventilation system of an engine having a boost system utilize a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure in a make-up air (MUA) hose, a flow-limiting valve (i) fixedly attached to the induction system at a point upstream from the pressure sensor and proximate to an induction system end of the MUA hose and (ii) configured to limit flow through the MUA hose, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the non-boost operating condition of the engine, obtain an initial pressure from the pressure sensor and then command the flow-limiting valve to close for a diagnostic period, during which monitor the pressure is monitored to determine a pressure drop from the initial pressure, and when the pressure drop fails to exceed a threshold during the diagnostic period, detect a malfunction indicative of a leaking or disconnected MUA hose.

Diagnostic system and method for detecting leaks and disconnects in a crankcase ventilation system

Diagnostic systems and methods for a surge valve that selectively bypasses a compressor of a turbocharger of an engine involve receiving, by a controller, a barometric pressure signal indicative of a barometric pressure external to the engine, receiving, by the controller, a throttle inlet pressure (TIP) signal indicative of an air pressure at an inlet of a throttle valve of the engine and downstream from the surge valve and the compressor, and performing, by the controller, a diagnostic technique on the surge valve, the diagnostic technique comprising generating a pressure ratio signal that is a ratio of the TIP signal to the barometric pressure signal, applying a high-pass filter to the pressure ratio signal to obtain a filtered pressure ratio signal, and based on a quantity of detected pulses in the filtered pressure ratio signal that exceed the diagnostic threshold, detecting a malfunction of the surge valve.

Diagnostic techniques for a surge valve of a turbocharged engine

A system and method of diagnosing a clutch pedal position sensor of a vehicle includes determining if a speed of the vehicle speed is less than a first predetermined speed, recording a maximum clutch pedal voltage, determining if a vehicle launch event is in progress, recording a minimum clutch pedal voltage, determining a voltage difference between the maximum clutch pedal voltage and the minimum clutch pedal voltage, and declaring a clutch pedal position sensor fault based on a comparison between the voltage difference and a threshold voltage.

Clutch pedal position sensor diagnostic

A control system for a vehicle having an engine with an electronic stop-start (ESS) system and a manual transmission and a diagnostic method for a clutch pedal position sensor configured to output a voltage indicative of a level of depression of a clutch pedal that is configured to control engagement and disengagement of a clutch assembly of the manual transmission and a clutch interlock switch configured to output an on/off state indicative of a position of the clutch pedal relative to a fully-depressed position each utilize a controller configured to correlate the output voltage of the clutch pedal position sensor and the on/off state of the clutch interlock switch to detect a malfunction of the clutch pedal position sensor or the clutch interlock switch, and disable the ESS system when the malfunction of the clutch pedal position sensor or the clutch interlock switch is detected.

Diagnostic techniques for a clutch interlock switch and a clutch pedal position sensor

In a method, a brake torque signal provided by an electronic control unit of an anti-lock braking system is validated. The brake torque signal is enabled for use as a brake event input signal upon being successfully validated for diagnostic and control routines of the vehicle that use the brake torque signal as a brake event input signal. If the brake torque signal fails validation, it is disabled for such use. The brake torque signal is validated by first rationalizing a brake pedal position signal and a master cylinder pressure signal. Once the brake pedal position signal is successfully rationalized with the master cylinder pressure signal, the brake pedal position signal is rationalized with the brake torque signal. The brake torque signal is successfully validated when both rationalizations are successful. The validation fails if either rationalization fails.

Validation of brake torque signal for use as a brake event

A diagnostic system for a crankcase ventilation system of a boosted engine includes a pressure sensor (i) disposed in-line along a make-up air (MUA) hose of the crankcase ventilation system and (ii) configured to measure a pressure in the MUA hose, the MUA hose connecting an induction system of the engine to a crankcase of the engine. The diagnostic system also includes a controller configured to: detect a mild acceleration operating condition of the engine; and in response to detecting the mild acceleration operating condition: obtain a plurality of pressure samples based on the measured pressure by the pressure sensor, compare the plurality of pressure samples to a fault threshold indicative of a disconnected MUA hose, and based on the comparing, generate a fault signal indicative of a disconnected MUA hose.

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