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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Andre Ley, Ferndale, MI (US);
Benjamin D. Sweet, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andre Ley, Ferndale, MI (US);
Benjamin D. Sweet, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/00 (2006.01); G01K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 15/00 (2013.01); G01K 15/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for testing a temperature sensor in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a power device. The power device is configured to receive a power signal and to filter the power signal to generate a filtered power signal. The power device is further configured to compare the filtered power signal to a first threshold and to test the temperature sensor based on the comparison of the filtered power signal to the first threshold.