Vehicle control system to control vehicle component in a domain via network

A vehicle control system, comprising:

• a central controller and a plurality of vehicle components,
• the plurality of vehicle components belonging to a plurality of different functional domains;
• at least one vehicle component in a first functional domain of the plurality of different functional domains and another vehicle component in the first functional domain being connected to each other through a first network and being directly connected to the central controller;
• at least one vehicle component in a second functional domain of the plurality of different functional domains and another vehicle component in the second functional domain being connected to each other through a second network and being directly connected to the central controller;
• at least one vehicle component in the first functional domain being connected to at least one vehicle component in the second functional domain through a third network;
• and
• the central controller being configured to send control information to at least one vehicle component,
• wherein the central controller is further configured to obtain first data of at least one component in the first functional domain and second data of at least one component in the second functional domain, perform fusion processing on the first data and the second data according to a current state and/or a target state of a vehicle, and send first control information to the vehicle component based on the fusion processed data, the first control information being adapted to indicate that steering control, transverse control, longitudinal control, or height direction control is performed on the vehicle.

A vehicle control method for a vehicle control system having a central controller and a plurality of vehicle components, the plurality of vehicle components belonging to a plurality of different functional domains;

• at least one vehicle component in a first functional domain of the plurality of different functional domains and another vehicle component in the first functional domain being connected to each other through a first network and being directly connected to the central controller;
• at least one vehicle component in a second functional domain of the plurality of different functional domains and another vehicle component in the second functional domain being connected to each other through a second network and being directly connected to the central controller;
• at least one vehicle component in the first functional domain being connected to at least one vehicle component in the second functional domain through a third network;
• and the central controller being configured to send control information to at least one vehicle component, wherein at least one vehicle component in the first functional domain is configured to send a control instruction to at least one vehicle component in the second functional domain when the central controller fails, the vehicle control method comprising:
• identifying, by the central controller, a vehicle driving scenario;
• and
• sending, by the central controller, control information to at least one vehicle component according to the vehicle driving scenario.