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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Lei Li, Whitby, CA;
Terry W. Ostan, Whitby, CA;
Joseph K. Moore, Whitby, CA;
Chong Keong Tang, Markham, CA;
Gregory A. Piper, Oakland Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for diagnosing an air filter status includes receiving, by a controller, sensor data indicative of a mass air flow rate, an air temperature and an air pressure of an air cleaner assembly including an air filter, determining an air filter life remaining from the sensor data, and receiving data indicative of a vehicle condition. The method also includes determining when a first condition is satisfied and when true, triggering an air filter leakage alert. When the first condition is not satisfied, the controller determines when a second condition is satisfied. When the second condition is satisfied, the controller determines when a third condition is satisfied, and when the third condition is satisfied, triggers an air filter snow intrusion alert. When the second condition is satisfied and the third condition is not satisfied the controller triggers an air filter blockage alert.