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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
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 controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle malfunction still exists. If the malfunction is no longer detected in the sensor signals, a vehicle control system operates in a first operational state or normal operational state with respect to the previously-malfunctioning sensor (e.g., signals from the sensor are used to control the vehicle). If the malfunction continues to be detected, the vehicle control system operates in a second operational state or malfunction state with respect to the malfunctioning sensor in which the signals from the sensor are not used to control the vehicle.