System and method for monitoring fuses in a vehicle
View Patent ↗A method and system for monitoring fuses in a vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving data from a fuse monitor coupled to one or more fuses. Each fuse associated with one or more electronic devices of the vehicle. The method also includes analyzing the data to determine whether a faulty fuse is detected and outputting an alert to a display of the vehicle in response to detecting a faulty fuse. The alert includes at least one of a fuse location, a fuse type, or fuse replacement information and activates a fuse application of the display of the vehicle to cause the alert to output on the display.
1. A method for monitoring fuses in a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving data from a fuse monitor coupled to one or more fuses, each fuse associated with one or more electronic devices of the vehicle;
analyzing, using processing circuitry, the data to determine whether a faulty fuse is detected; and
outputting an alert to a display of the vehicle in response to detecting a faulty fuse,
wherein the alert includes at least one of a fuse location, a fuse type, or fuse replacement information, and
wherein the alert activates a software fuse application of the display of the vehicle to cause the alert to output on the display.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry polls the fuse monitor according to a polling schedule.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting an audible alert in response to determining that the faulty fuse belongs to a predetermined set of fuses.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
retrieving one or more criteria associated with the faulty fuse;
retrieving data from one or more sensors associated with the one or more criteria; and
outputting the audible alert when the one or more criteria are satisfied based on the retrieved data.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
deactivating one or more functions of a head unit associated with the display when a faulty fuse is detected.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
altering one or more display characteristics of information associated with the faulty fuse.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the altering one or more display characteristics includes flashing the information associated with the faulty fuse.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
uploading via communication circuitry information associated with the faulty fuse to a server.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information includes the fuse type, a timestamp indicating date and time of a failure of the fuse, and an electronic device associated with the faulty fuse.
10. A system for monitoring fuses in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a display;
one or more fuses coupled to one or more electronic devices;
a fuse monitor coupled to one or more fuses; and
a processor configured to
receive data from the fuse monitor,
analyze the data to determine whether a faulty fuse is detected, and
output an alert to the display of the vehicle in response to detecting a faulty fuse,
wherein the alert includes at least one of a fuse location, a fuse type, or fuse replacement information, and
wherein the alert activates a software fuse application of the display of the vehicle to cause the alert to output on the display.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to poll the fuse monitor according to a polling schedule.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
output an alert to a speaker in response to determining that the faulty fuse belongs to a predetermined set of fuses.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
retrieve one or more criteria associated with the faulty fuse;
retrieve data from one or more sensors associated with the one or more criteria; and
output the alert to the speaker when the one or more criteria are satisfied based on the retrieved data.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
deactivate one or more functions of a head unit associated with the display when a faulty fuse is detected.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
alter one or more display characteristics of information associated with the faulty fuse.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the altered one or more display characteristics includes flashing the information associated with the faulty fuse on the display.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
upload via communication circuitry information associated with the faulty fuse to a server.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the information includes the fuse type, a timestamp indicating date and time of a failure of the fuse, and an electronic device associated with the faulty fuse.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-readable instructions therein which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for monitoring fuses in a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving data from a fuse monitor coupled to one or more fuses, each fuse associated with one or more electronic devices of the vehicle;
analyzing the data to determine whether a faulty fuse is detected; and
outputting an alert to a display of the vehicle in response to detecting a faulty fuse,
wherein the alert includes at least one of a fuse location, a fuse type, or fuse replacement information, and
wherein the alert activates a software fuse application of the display of the vehicle to cause the alert to output on the display.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
polling the fuse monitor according to a polling schedule.