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Method and apparatus for generating calibration information for an electronic engine control module

US5426585A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1992
Grant dateJun 20, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D41/2425
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating calibration information in which a subfile type is defined for each of a plurality of categories of data including (1) engine control data, (2) engine family data, (3) vehicle interface data, (4) software sequencing data, (5) electronic configuration data, and (6) memory configuration data. A separate subfile is created in memory for each of a plurality of individual sets of data in each of the data categories. Each subfile is automatically provided with line checksums, a cyclic redundancy code, date information, a subfile type identifier, and a subfile authorization level, and data entries are automatically verified base on rules stored in memory in a rules file, each of the subfile types having an associated rules file, and each of the rules files defining criteria for individual data items and for interrelationships between data items in its associated subfile type. A compatibility file is created in memory to identify subfiles of one type which are compatible with a subfile of another type. Each subfile and the compatibility file are distributed individually via an electronic communication link to multiple service computers programmed to de…

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