DETERMINING THE OPERATING STATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVING A SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND AN ACTUATOR CONTROLLER

摘要

A system and method to determine the operating status of an electrical system includes a system controller and an actuator controller. The system controller determines if the actuator controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the actuator is not operating properly. In turn, the actuator controller determines if the system controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the system controller is not operating properly.