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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2021
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jeffrey Koga, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Emily Davis, Rochester, MN (US);
Clinton T. Weckwerth, Pine Island, MN (US);
Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US);
Zachary L. Klein, Rochester, MN (US);
Jerrod Kappers, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Derek A. Wente, Austin, MN (US);
Logan Gary, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Joshua D. Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US);
Chad K. Smith, Omro, WI (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A fault detection system for a vehicle is shown. The system includes an electrical control unit configured to control one or more electrical systems on the vehicle, a power source, and a wire harness. The wire harness includes a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires including (i) a first wire electrically coupled to the electrical control unit and one or more sensors and (ii) a second wire electrically coupled to the power source and at least one of the one or more electrical systems. The second wire is enclosed within a protective covering. The electrical control unit is configured to monitor a resistance or conductance of the second wire via the one or more sensors and detect a wire conductivity fault in the second wire.