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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Stephen Paul Levijoki, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Scott Jeffrey, Hartland, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes an error count module and a sensor diagnostic module. The error count module increases an error count when an actual air/fuel ratio generated by an oxygen sensor monitoring an exhaust system of an engine is different than a desired air/fuel ratio. The error count module selectively adjusts a rate at which the error count is increased based on an ambient temperature. The sensor diagnostic module diagnoses a fault in the oxygen sensor when the error count is greater than a first predetermined count.