Method and apparatus for stopping and parking a commercial vehicle
AssigneeBendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
InventorsThomas J. Weed, Kenneth A. Grolle, Joseph M. Macnamara, Kirit A. Thakkar, Majed M. Hamdan
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Abstract
A receiver capable of receiving a remote vehicle stop request signal is mounted to a commercial vehicle and connected to the vehicle antilock braking ECU by a vehicle communication bus. The receiver may also be capable of transmitting a signal, thereby allowing the desired vehicle to be isolated. Furthermore, a user input device may be mounted to the vehicle that allows manual input of a park signal. When the park signal has been received by the vehicle ECU, the vehicle braking system is employed, thereby preventing the movement of the vehicle.
Claims20
A method for stopping a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- sending a signal requesting the vehicle to stop via a telematic device;
- processing the signal within a vehicle ECU;
- and
- commencing a vehicle stop sequence.
A method for stopping a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- communicating a stop signal to a telematic device;
- relaying said stop signal from said telematic device to a vehicle;
- receiving said stop signal on the vehicle;
- transmitting said stop signal to a vehicle ECU;
- and
- transmitting said stop signal to one or more of the following:
- a primary brake system, a spring break system, and an engine ECU.
A system for stopping a vehicle comprising:
- a receiver that receives a signal from a telematic device and transmitting a signal to a vehicle ECU;
- and
- one or more vehicle communication buses connecting said vehicle ECU to one or more of the following:
- a primary brake system, a spring break system, an engine ECU;
- wherein said ECU processes the signal from said telematic device and delivers a signal along said one or more buses commencing a vehicle stop sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.