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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Jeffrey S. Richards, Fenton, MI (US);
Daniel P. Grenn, Highland, MI (US);
Voytek A. Novak, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey S. Richards, Fenton, MI (US);
Daniel P. Grenn, Highland, MI (US);
Voytek A. Novak, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods, program products, and vehicles are provided for providing diagnostics for a smart sensor, such as a direct current (DC) converter, for a vehicle. A result of a diagnostic test is received from the smart sensor at a first time. A sequence indicator is retrieved from memory. The sequence indicator pertains to a second time in which the diagnostic test is expected to be completed by the smart sensor. A health assessment is provided using the result via a processor, provided that the second time does not precede the first time. The health assessments may be linked individually to a diagnostic trouble code, or may be grouped together and linked as a group to a diagnostic trouble code. Multiple smart sensor health assessments may be grouped and linked to diagnostic trouble codes.