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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
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-determined vehicle steering sensor malfunction still exists. The controller includes an electronic, non-volatile memory, and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory. The electronic processing module includes a malfunction monitoring module, a failure handling module, and a signal checking module. The malfunction monitoring module monitors the operation of at least one vehicle sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one sensor malfunctions. The failure handling module causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory. The signal checking module performs a signal check on information from the at least one sensor.