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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pankaj Kumar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Imad Hassan Makki, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Fakhreddine Landolsi, Canton, MI (US);
Hassene Jammoussi, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive report of a vehicle part malfunction, along with vehicle travel history covering at least a predefined time period. The processor is also configured to obtain condition data relating to environmental conditions encountered by the vehicle during the travel history. The processor is further configured to compare the obtained condition data to other condition data obtained from other vehicles reporting the same part malfunction. And the processor is configured to create a malfunction likelihood record for the vehicle part, including an association with a condition occurring over a threshold percentage of times with regards to all obtained condition data relating to the part malfunction and an indicator of a likely failure when a vehicle encounters the condition.