Abstract:
A vehicle network and method for communicating information within a vehicle. The network includes a plurality of network elements joined by communication links. A data frame is provided for communicating information between a first device and a second device attached to the network. A network element in the network is capable of mapping a first resource on an incoming communication link of the network element to a second link resource of an outgoing communication link of the network element. The network element further has ports for receiving the data frame from the first link resource of the incoming communication link and for communicating the data frame to the second link resource of the outgoing communication link. The mapping may be done statically or dynamically such as based on information stored in the network element or based on information stored in the data frame.
Abstract:
A fault detection system (20) for determining whether a fault exists with a rotating element (30a, 30b, 30c) of a vehicle. The system includes a transducer (22), a diagnosis sampler (24), and a controller (26). The transducer (22) may be a microphone located in the vehicle for converting sounds to an electrical signal. The electrical signal includes a noise component generated from the rotating element. The diagnosis sampler (24) is connected to the transducer and provides a sample of the electrical signal from the transducer (22) to the controller (26). The controller (26) has functional aspects such as an envelope detect (44), a spectrum analysis (48a, 48b, 48c), and a fault detect (50a, 50b, 50c). There is also a method of detecting a fault associated with a rotating element (30a, 30b, 30c) in a vehicle using the above-described system.
Abstract:
When a bus protocol message arrives on a connecting node (28) a bus driver in the node captures the message and stores it into a message buffer where the message can be further processed by a tunneling application. Each received bus protocol message is broken, or combined, to suit the available packet size of the underlying transmit (28) layer of the switch fabric network. Data portions such as message identification, sequence number, port number, bus data type, and data length are reserved in each data packet. If the message is being broken down, the sequence number is used to differentiate the broken segments of the bus protocol message. The bus data type is used to indicate the type of protocol data being transmitted over the switch fabric (22).
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of detecting a leak in an evaporative emissions system measures vapor flow out of the evaporative emissions system while maintaining a zero pressure difference from inside a fuel tank to atmosphere and provides a reference vapor flow variable dependent on the measurement (317). A pressurized vapor and leak flow variable is measured (323) dependent on measured vapor flow out of the evaporative emissions system while maintaining a pressure difference of 10'' of water from inside the fuel tank to atmosphere. A leak is indicated (327) if a difference between the reference vapor flow variable and the pressurized vapor and leak flow variable is greater than a predetermined leak flow factor.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of detecting a leak in an evaporative emissions system measures vapor flow out of the evaporative emissions system while maintaining a zero pressure difference from inside a fuel tank to atmosphere and provides a reference vapor flow variable dependent on the measurement (317). A pressurized vapor and leak flow variable is measured (323) dependent on measured vapor flow out of the evaporative emissions system while maintaining a pressure difference of 10'' of water from inside the fuel tank to atmosphere. A leak is indicated (327) if a difference between the reference vapor flow variable and the pressurized vapor and leak flow variable is greater than a predetermined leak flow factor.
Abstract:
A fault detection system (20) for determining whether a fault exists with a rotating element (30a, 30b, 30c) of a vehicle. The system includes a transducer (22), a diagnosis sampler (24), and a controller (26). The transducer (22) may be a microphone located in the vehicle for converting sounds to an electrical signal. The electrical signal includes a noise component generated from the rotating element. The diagnosis sampler (24) is connected to the transducer and provides a sample of the electrical signal from the transducer (22) to the controller (26). The controller (26) has functional aspects such as an envelope detect (44), a spectrum analysis (48a, 48b, 48c), and a fault detect (50a, 50b, 50c). There is also a method of detecting a fault associated with a rotating element (30a, 30b, 30c) in a vehicle using the above-described system.
Abstract:
A misfire detection method and apparatus includes measurement of combustion induced torque in an internal combustion engine and provision of time-ordered first, second, and third acceleration data samples dependent on torque. A misfire is indicated (513) when a magnitude of the second acceleration data sample has a magnitude less than a misfire threshold (517), and less than a magnitude of both the first and third acceleration data samples (511).
Abstract:
A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). Additionally, the architecture of the active network (12) provides one or more levels of communication redundancy. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.
Abstract:
A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). Additionally, the architecture of the active network (12) provides one or more levels of communication redundancy using multiple paths. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.
Abstract:
A misfire detection method and apparatus includes measurement of combustion induced torque in an internal combustion engine and provision of time-ordered first, second, and third acceleration data samples dependent on torque. A misfire is indicated (513) when a magnitude of the second acceleration data sample has a magnitude less than a misfire threshold (517), and less than a magnitude of both the first and third acceleration data samples (511).