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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Henrik Bechtler, Stuttgart, DE;
Ravi Bhadange, Farmington, MI (US);
Nachiket Patil, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Takeshi Tokonaga, Yokohama, JP;
Stefan Mallmann, Lauffen, DE;
Michael Schwab, Korntal, DE;
Dietmar Stapel, Sendenhorst, DE;
Willy Klier, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joerg Eesmann, Rheine, DE;
Henrik Bechtler, Stuttgart, DE;
Ravi Bhadange, Farmington, MI (US);
Nachiket Patil, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Takeshi Tokonaga, Yokohama, JP;
Stefan Mallmann, Lauffen, DE;
Michael Schwab, Korntal, DE;
Dietmar Stapel, Sendenhorst, DE;
Willy Klier, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joerg Eesmann, Rheine, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A mechanism for determining whether a malfunctioning sensor has returned to a normal or acceptable operating range. The mechanism includes controllers and methods that perform a 'good check' on the sensor to determine whether the sensor has returned to normal or acceptable operation after a malfunction has been detected. When a previously-malfunctioning sensor passes the 'good check,' warning lights (or tell-tale) indicators are shut off and systems that relied upon information from the malfunctioning sensor return to normal operation.