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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Richard Reynolds Hathaway, Livonia, MI (US);
Brian J Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Mark Edward Zyskowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles C Poon, Canton, MI (US);
Richard Reynolds Hathaway, Livonia, MI (US);
Brian J Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Mark Edward Zyskowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles C Poon, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a controller that executes a method for determining failure of the door latch sensor using both the door latch sensor and a door lock sensor. If the door latch sensor is faulty, the controller adjusts an automatic feature of the vehicle based on a door lock signal instead of a door state signal. The controller is also configured to mark the door latch signal as faulty if the door latch system is not functioning properly by using a fault counter that tracks the door lock sensor.