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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
Kerfegar K. Katrak, Fenton, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Mark H. Costin, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
Kerfegar K. Katrak, Fenton, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Mark H. Costin, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular powertrain includes a throttle controlled engine and a power take-off system for driving external loads. A power take-off control executed in a first processor seeks to have engine control authority in accordance with operator invoked switch states including an enable switch and set switches. Power take-off switch data is provided to a second processor to determine the power take-off system status and provide an integrity diagnosis of the power take-off system.