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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Wen-Chiao Lin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Xinyu Du, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Youssef A. Ghoneim, Rochester, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electrically-driven motor configured to actuate a vehicle component and a power source configured to provide power to the motor over an electrical circuit. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to monitor at least one signal indicative of motor output and store data indicative of a resistance in the circuit. The controller is also programmed to issue a resistance state of health signal in response to the resistance in the circuit exceeding a predetermined resistance threshold.