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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Josef J. Correia, Doral, FL (US);
Jeong J. Park, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Helen M. Rieland, Troy, MI (US);
Richard A. Kulas, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 3/0007 (2013.01); B60L 3/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of analyzing vehicle parameters to distinguish between whether an unexpected vehicle acceleration is due to an internal fault or external forces. The method uses a magnitude and direction of a change in acceleration for evaluating whether the unexpected acceleration is due to a potential system fault scenario or a potential crash scenario.