Abstract: Methods and systems for operating actuator control electronics are described. In an example, a system can include a first lane and a second lane configured to be in communication with each other. The first lane can receive first data associated with a first pattern and send the first pattern to the second lane. The second lane can receive second data associated with a second pattern and send the second pattern to the first lane. The first and second lanes can each compare the first pattern with the second pattern. Based on the comparison, the first lane can select first input data and the second lane can select second input data. The first lane can generate a first actuator command using the first input data. The second lane can generate a second actuator command using the second input data. The first and second actuator commands can be bit-for-bit identical.

Abstract: Methods and systems for operating actuator control electronics are described. In an example, a system can include a first lane and a second lane configured to be in communication with each other. The first lane can receive first data associated with a first pattern and send the first pattern to the second lane. The second lane can receive second data associated with a second pattern and send the second pattern to the first lane. The first and second lanes can each compare the first pattern with the second pattern. Based on the comparison, the first lane can select first input data and the second lane can select second input data. The first lane can generate a first actuator command using the first input data. The second lane can generate a second actuator command using the second input data. The first and second actuator commands can be bit-for-bit identical.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an interior trim panel assembly having integrated trim panel components. The method of manufacture includes providing a die including a pair of die halves cooperating to define a mold cavity to form a interior trim panel where at least one of said die halves includes a surface defining an A-surface and the mold cavity includes a plurality of recesses. The method further includes placing a trim panel component into a recess and closing the die halves to form a rigid substrate within the mold cavity by injecting a molten thermoplastic material into the mold cavity mold cavity. The method further includes bonding the molten thermoplastic material to a trim panel component within the mold cavity while the rigid substrate is formed.