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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

May. 28, 2019
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Edward T. Heil, Howell, MI (US);

Kevin G. Weishuhn, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Sean E. Zuzga, Westland, MI (US);

Eric E. Krueger, Chelsea, MI (US);

Steven J. Weber, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/70 (2006.01); F01M 11/12 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60K 15/06 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/70 (2013.01); B60G 17/01908 (2013.01); F01M 11/12 (2013.01); B60K 15/061 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03223 (2013.01);
Abstract

System and method for controlling operation of a vehicle having a fluid reservoir. The system includes one or more fluid level indicators configured to respectively obtain a measured fluid level in the fluid reservoir. A plurality of sensors is operatively connected to the vehicle and configured to respectively obtain one or more parameters. A controller is configured to determine if a fluid level transition between the measured fluid level and a past fluid level is indicated, when there is exactly one fluid level indicator. The controller is configured to identify a reporting state from among a first state, a second state and a third state, based in part on a correlation to a dynamic event and an expected direction for the fluid level transition. A control action is executed by the controller based in part on the reporting state.


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