Patent ID: 11885854
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A method of testing an electrical component of a vehicle, the electrical component comprising a harness or a sensor, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of adapters, each adapter comprising an adapter-component connector at one end of a cable and an adapter-tester connector at another end of the cable, wherein respective adapter-component connectors are for physically and electrically connecting to different electrical components of the vehicle;
providing a tester for testing one of the electrical components, the tester comprising a tester connector for physically and electrically connecting to any one of the adapter-tester component connectors;
providing a database of a plurality of testing specifications for a plurality of electrical components, wherein the database stores, for each testing specification, identification data that includes a resistance that defines an associated electrical component;
providing an output device;
identifying, via at least one processor, a resistance of one of the electrical components connected to the tester connector using one of the plurality of adapters and providing corresponding identification data;
retrieving, via the at least one processor, a testing specification associated with the electrical component from the database using the identification data;
commanding, via the at least one processor, a test of the one of the electrical components according to the testing specification; and
outputting an indication of a result of the test through the output device.