System and method for inspection of car electromagnetic actuators using a scan tool

A method for identifying and testing vehicle electromechanical actuators, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) information for an associated vehicle, the OBD information including vehicle diagnostic codes;
• determining, by the processor, an issue with a candidate electromechanical actuator based on the received OBD information;
• identifying, by the processor, the candidate electromechanical actuator on a display;
• showing, by the processor, OBD information associated with the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• showing, by the processor, a location of the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• determining, by the processor, whether the candidate electromechanical actuator identified in accordance with the received OBD information is available for in situ vehicle testing;
• when the candidate electromechanical actuator is determined to be available for in situ testing:
• displaying instructions for in situ testing of the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• when the candidate electromechanical actuator is determined to be unavailable for in situ vehicle testing
• displaying instructions on the display for locating and removing the candidate electromechanical actuator from the vehicle;
• displaying instructions on the display for inserting the candidate electromechanical actuator into a test socket;
• performing, by the processor, a test sequence on the seated candidate electromechanical actuator;
• displaying a test result for the tested candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• displaying instructions for re-seating the candidate electromechanical actuator into the vehicle on the display when the test result indicates a pass;
• displaying instructions for replacing the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display when the test result indicates a fail.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for identifying and testing vehicle electromechanical actuators, the method comprising:

• receiving vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) information for an associated vehicle, the OBD information including vehicle diagnostic codes;
• determining an issue with a candidate electromechanical actuator based on the received OBD information;
• identifying the candidate electromechanical actuator on a display;
• showing OBD information associated with the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• showing a location of the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display;
• determining whether the candidate electromechanical actuator identified by the received OBD information is available for in situ vehicle testing;
• displaying instructions for in situ testing of the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display when the candidate electromechanical actuator is determined to be available for in situ testing;
• displaying instructions on the display for locating and removing the candidate electromechanical actuator from the vehicle when the candidate electromechanical actuator is determined to be unavailable for in situ vehicle testing:
• displaying instructions on the display for inserting the candidate electromechanical actuator into a test socket,
• performing a test sequence on the seated candidate electromechanical actuator,
• displaying a test result for the tested candidate electromechanical actuator on the display,
• displaying instructions for re-seating the candidate electromechanical actuator into the vehicle on the display when the test result indicates a pass,
• displaying instructions for replacing the candidate electromechanical actuator on the display when the test result indicates a fail.

A system for identifying and testing vehicle electromechanical actuators comprising:

• a processor and associated memory;
• a network interface;
• and
• an input configured to receive vehicle diagnostic information for an associated vehicle, the vehicle diagnostic information comprising vehicle identification data identifying the vehicle;
• the processor configured to:
• identify a suspect electromechanical actuator in accordance with the received vehicle diagnostic information,
• determine whether the suspect electromechanical actuator identified in accordance with the received vehicle diagnostic information is available for in situ vehicle testing,
• when the suspect electromechanical actuator is determined to be available for in situ testing, communicate an indicator to an associated user device for in situ testing of the suspect electromechanical actuator,
• when the suspect electromechanical actuator is determined to be unavailable for in situ vehicle testing
• communicate an indicator to the associated user device to
• remove the suspect electromechanical actuator from the vehicle,
• perform a test sequence on the suspect electromechanical actuator when the suspect electromechanical actuator is seated in a socket,
• output a test result for a tested electromechanical actuator on the associated user device, place the tested electromechanical actuator back in the vehicle when the test result indicates a pass, and
• replace the tested electromechanical actuator when the test result indicates a fail.

A system for identifying and testing vehicle electromechanical actuators comprising:

• a processor and associated memory, the memory storing vehicle identification data identifying an associated vehicle;
• a data interface configured to receive diagnostic data retrieved from the vehicle;
• a user interface including a user input interface and a user output interface;
• one or more sockets configured to receive an electromechanical actuator;
• a network interface configured to communicate the vehicle identification data and the vehicle diagnostic data to an associated cloud server;
• the network interface further configured to receive test data from the cloud server responsive to the vehicle identification data and the vehicle diagnostic data, the test data identifying one or more suspect electromechanical actuators installed in the vehicle and a test process for testing the one or more suspect electromechanical actuators, wherein the test data includes data specifying whether each of the one or more electromagnetic actuators is available for in situ testing while installed in the vehicle;
• the processor configured to communicate an indicator on the user output interface indicative of whether each of the one or more electromechanical actuators identified by the test data is available for in situ testing;
• the processor further configured to generate an indicator on the user output interface directing a user to complete in situ testing of the one or more electromechanical actuators when available;
• and
• the processor further configured to perform a test on the one or more electromechanical actuators while mounted in the one or more sockets when in situ testing is not available.