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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregory D Bober, Grosse Points Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340439 ; 340636 ; 36442404 ; 364187 ; 280735 ; 307 107 ; 324429 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting a fault in an automotive system is disclosed, the method including the steps of energizing the system, monitoring the power supply value of the vehicle power supply during a predetermined interval; detecting an inability of the system to be placed into a desired operating state and generating a fault signal in response thereto; and recording each occurrence of a fault signal only when the power supply value is within predetermined limits.