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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Timothy Gerard Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Daniel K. Tuttle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Gerard Offerle, Whittaker, MI (US);
Daniel K. Tuttle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods of diagnosing a vehicle hydraulic power steering system and steering diagnostic systems for executing the same. Some exemplary diagnostic systems are configured to detect a steering system condition based on an evaluation of a steering pump outlet pressure, an engine speed and/or a steering wheel position. The system sends a warning signal when a predetermined steering system condition is detected.