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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazumune Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Akira Hashimoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/44 ; G01B 3/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/44 ; G01B 3/52 ;
Abstract
A method and device for diagnosing a vehicle, in which a forced activation signal Sx is supplied to a diagnostic target part through an ECU. A current state of the detected diagnostic target part is compared with a state predicted when the forced activation signal Sx is given to diagnose the diagnostic target part. The forced activation signal Sx when the diagnostic target part is judged to be good, or after a predetermined time has elapsed since issue of the signal Sx was initiated.