Apparatus and method for controlling cluster of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorMinwon Byun
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Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a cluster of a vehicle may include, an oil pressure switch (OPS) mounted at an oil passage of an engine, a driving information detection unit configured of receiving an oil pressure signal from the OPS through a connector of the OPS, an OPS connection determination unit configured of determining that the OPS is disconnected when a first waveform voltage determined from a first oil pressure signal detected before the engine is started is the same as a second waveform voltage determined from a second oil pressure signal detected after the engine is started, and a control unit configured of controlling the cluster to turn on a warning lamp in a response that the control unit receives disconnection event information related to the OPS.
Claims15
An apparatus for controlling a cluster of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- an oil pressure switch (OPS) mounted at an oil passage of an engine;
- a driving information detection unit configured of receiving an oil pressure signal from the OPS through a connector of the OPS;
- an OPS connection determination unit configured of determining that the OPS is disconnected when a first status information determined from a first oil pressure signal detected before the engine is started is as same as a second status information determined from a second oil pressure signal detected after the engine is started;
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- a control unit configured of controlling the cluster to turn on a warning lamp of the cluster in a response that the control unit receives disconnection event information related to the OPS.
A method of controlling a cluster of a vehicle having an engine and an oil pressure switch (OPS) connected to a connector, the method comprising:
- a) storing first status information related to a first oil pressure signal detected by the OPS before the engine is started;
- b) storing second status information related to a second oil pressure signal detected by the OPS after the engine is started;
- c) determining that the OPS is disconnected when the first status information related to the first oil pressure signal is as same as the second status information related to the second oil pressure signal;
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- d) turning on a warning lamp of the cluster corresponding to an event of the connector of the OPS being disengaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.