Onboard diagnostic of engine oil quality by using a transfer function with a plurality of fluid property sensors
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorYuhui ZHA
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Abstract
A system and method for measuring engine oil quality is disclosed. The system and method include: a plurality of sensors detecting oil quality data; and a processor in communication with the plurality of sensors to receive the oil quality data and adapted to execute a transfer function to output qualitative and quantitative measurements with respect to contamination of the oil based upon the oil quality data.
Claims14
A system for measuring engine oil quality comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for detecting oil quality data;
- and
- a processor in communication with the plurality of sensors to receive the oil quality data and adapted to execute a transfer function to output qualitative and quantitative measurements with respect to contamination of the oil based upon the oil quality data.
A computer implemented method for measuring engine oil quality comprising:
- detecting oil quality data;
- and
- utilizing a computer to execute a transfer function to output qualitative and quantitative measurements with respect to contamination of the oil based upon the oil quality data.
A computer program product including a computer readable medium for measuring engine oil quality comprising, a computer readable program for causing a computer to control an execution of an application within a memory control device in operable communications with an engine;
- the computer readable program when executed by a computer for:
- detecting oil quality data;
- and
- executing a transfer function to output qualitative and quantitative measurements with respect to contamination of the oil based upon the oil quality data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.