System for validating velocities of components in a vehicle

A system for validating engine and motor velocities in a vehicle having a plurality of vehicle components, including an engine, a first motor, and a second motor arranged in a vehicle architecture such that at least one known mathematical relationship exists between the engine velocity and each of the velocities of the first and second motors, 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;
• a third sensor configured to measure the velocity of the second motor;
• and
• a controller in communication with the first, second and third sensors, and configured to combine the engine velocity and the velocities of the first and second motors to generate a first combined speed term and compare the first combined speed term to a first predetermined speed range, the engine velocity and the velocities of the first and second motors being validated when the first combined speed term is within the first predetermined speed range,
• the controller being further configured to communicate at least one of the validated determined engine velocity, the validated measured velocity of the first motor, or the validated measured velocity of the second motor to at least one of the vehicle components.

A system for validating component velocities in a vehicle having a plurality of vehicle components, at least one pair of the vehicle components being arranged in a vehicle architecture such that a respective known mathematical relationship exists between the respective velocities of the vehicle components in each of the at least one pair, the system comprising:

• a first sensor configured to measure at least one of a velocity or speed of a first of the vehicle components;
• a second sensor configured to measure at least one of a velocity or speed of a second of the vehicle components, the first and second vehicle components being arranged in one of the pairs of vehicle components;
• a controller in communication with the first and second sensors, and configured to:
• calculate a velocity of the first vehicle component when the first sensor is configured to measure speed,
• calculate a velocity of the second vehicle component when the second sensor is configured to measure speed,
• determine whether a mathematical combination of at least the velocities of the first and second vehicle components is within a first predetermined speed range, the velocities of the first and second vehicle components being validated when the mathematical combination is within the first predetermined speed range, and
• communicate at least one of the validated velocities of the first and second vehicle components to at least one of the vehicle components.

A system for validating engine and motor velocities in an automotive vehicle, 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 a motor;
• and
• a controller, in communication with the first and second sensors, configured to:
• validate the engine velocity and the motor velocity when a mathematical combination thereof is within a predetermined speed range, and
• communicate at least one of the validated engine velocity or the validated motor velocity to a vehicle component.