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AssigneeThe Texas A&M University Systems
InventorsJoseph Morgan, Johnny R. Hausman, Shawn Chilek, Greg Hubenak, David Kappler, John Witz, George B. Wright
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A central control system is described that affords intuitive and easy control of numerous subsystems associated with a police car or other emergency vehicle and reduces the cockpit clutter associated with present control systems. A single user interface device is associated with a central controller capable of receiving input commands and outputting device control commands to a plurality of controlled devices or subsystems. Preferably, the central controller comprises a programmable digital computer. An emergency response system is also described which rapidly coordinates and controls operation of a plurality of emergency subsystems associated with the vehicle in accordance with a predetermined scheme of operation for the devices. In one preferred embodiment, the controller receives a single input command and, in response, provides specific device control commands to several individual controlled devices on a relatively simultaneous basis. A hierarchical device command structure is also taught which permits individual control of features among each of the controlled subsystems.
A control system for controlling a plurality of vehicular-based peripheral subsystems, the control system comprising:
A vehicle having a passenger compartment and a storage compartment, the vehicle comprising:
An emergency response system for use in an emergency vehicle, the system comprising:
A process for controlling a plurality of emergency vehicle subsystems which are interconnected to a common controller with a single user interface device, the process comprising the steps of:
A vehicle-based controller capable of operational control of at least one vehicular-based peripheral subsystem, the controller comprising:
A system for providing data communications between a receiving vehicle and an extra vehicular source, the system comprising:
A method of issuing a traffic citation comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.