Decentralised control unit of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
InventorsThomas Liedtke, Bernd Herthan
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Abstract
A decentralized control unit of a motor vehicle, the decentralized control unit having a communication controller, which when installed, communicates via an antenna arrangement with a wireless communication network external to the vehicle by means of a mobile communication standard in order to provide a peripheral function. According to the invention, the communication controller, when installed, generates digital data signals in a preprocessing routine from antenna signals received via the antenna arrangement, and communicates the data signals to a central control unit of the motor vehicle via a communication network internal to the motor vehicle for completion of the peripheral function there.
Claims18
A decentralized control unit for use in a motor vehicle, the decentralized control unit comprising:
- a communication controller configured to operate in an installed state, in which the communication controller is configured to communicate, via an antenna arrangement, with a wireless communication network disposed outside the vehicle by means of a mobile radio communication standard to provide a peripheral function,
- wherein when the communication controller is in the installed state, the communication controller is configured to,
- generate digital data signals during a preprocessing routine from antenna signals received by the antenna arrangement, and
- communicate the digital data signals to a central control unit of the motor vehicle via a communication network of the motor vehicle disposed inside the vehicle to accomplish the peripheral function,
- wherein the decentralized control unit includes a door controller configured to provide a motor-driven locking function for a movement element of the motor vehicle.
A method of operating a control system for use in a motor vehicle, the control system including a decentralized control unit provided with a communication controller configured to communicate, via an antenna arrangement, with a wireless communication network disposed outside the motor vehicle, according to a mobile radio communication standard, in order to provide a peripheral function, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the antenna arrangement, antenna signals;
- generating, during a preprocessing routine, digital data signals from the antenna signals received by the antenna arrangement;
- and
- communicate, via a communication network disposed in the motor vehicle, to a central control unit of the motor vehicle to accomplish the peripheral function,
- wherein the decentralized control unit includes a door controller configured to provide a motor-driven locking function for a movement element of the motor vehicle.
A control system for use in a motor vehicle, the control system comprising:
- a central control unit;
- and
- a plurality of decentralized control arrangements each including a communication controller configured to,
- communicate with the central control unit via a vehicle communication network disposed inside the vehicle,
- communicate, via an antenna arrangement, with a wireless communication network disposed outside the vehicle according to a mobile radio communication standard to provide a peripheral function,
- generate digital data signals during a preprocessing routine from antenna signals received by the antenna arrangement, and
- communicate the digital data signals to the central control unit of the motor vehicle via a communication network of the motor vehicle disposed inside the vehicle to accomplish the peripheral function,
- wherein the plurality of decentralized control arrangements include a door controller configured to provide a motor-driven locking function for a movement element of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.