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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
William R. Mayhew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David W. Wright, Howell, MI (US);
Inventors:
William R. Mayhew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David W. Wright, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle diagnostic system is provided. The system includes: a first control module that includes a first processor and that controls a first vehicle subsystem; and second control module that controls a second vehicle subsystem and that validates the functionality of the first processor of the first control module wherein if the second control module determines that the first processor of the first control module is faulty, the second control module shuts down the first control module.