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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Continental Automotive France, Toulouse, FR;
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Jean-Luc Boyer, Tournefeuille, FR;
Jacques Rocher, Saint Orens de Gameville, FR;
VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Regensburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for inspecting and maintaining a motor vehicle including at least one actuator controlled by at least one electronic computer, and a supervision computer. The inspection and maintenance method including: a) coupling the supervision computer, b) interrogating the electronic computer, if an anomaly is present on at least one actuator, then the method includes: c) identifying the defective actuator, d) launching a test campaign involving: 1) reading predefined values, 2) applying a control signal to the actuator, 3) measuring actuation parameters of the actuator, 4) analyzing the results, e) proposing new parameters, f) applying the control signal with the new parameters, and g) recording the new parameters in the electronic computer.