Patent ID: 7460935
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for validating engine and motor velocities in a vehicle having a plurality of vehicle components, including an engine and a first motor arranged in a vehicle architecture such that at least one known mathematical relationship exists between the engine velocity and the velocity of the first motor, the system comprising: a first sensor configured to measure engine speed, thereby facilitating a determination of engine velocity; a second sensor configured to measure the velocity of the first motor; and a controller in communication with the first and second sensors, and configured to determine whether a mathematical combination of at least the engine velocity and the velocity of the first motor is within a first predetermined speed range, the engine velocity and the velocity of the first motor being validated when the mathematical combination is within the first predetermined speed range, the controller being further configured to communicate at least one of the validated engine velocity or the validated velocity of the first motor to at least one of the vehicle components.