Electronic Control System
AssigneeP G Drives Technology Limited
InventorsAlex Clapperton, David Taylor
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Abstract
An electronic system has a controller device, at least one controller responsive device operating in response to the controller device, and at least one status indicating device arranged to provide a control status output. The response mode of operation of the controller responsive device is predetermined dependent upon the control status output of a predetermined one or more of the status indicating devices, the control status output being one of a predetermined plurality of different output modes.
Claims19
An electronic system for a vehicle comprising:
- a controller device;
- at least one controller responsive device for controlling at least one of a configuration and a motive operation of the vehicle, said at least one controller responsive device operating in response mode of operation to the controller device;
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- at least one status indicating device arranged to provide a control status output,
- wherein the response mode of operation of a said controller responsive device is predetermined dependent upon the control status output of a predetermined one or more of said status indicating devices, the control status output being one of a predetermined plurality of different output modes.
A method of controlling an electronic system for a vehicle including a controller, one or more monitored devices located on the vehicle, one or more status indicating devices, and one ore more controller responsive devices on the vehicle for controlling at least one of a configuration and a motive operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- i. determining a control status output from at least one of the status indicating devices monitoring a respective monitored device;
- ii. Controlling operation of at least one controller responsive device in a response mode which is dependent upon the determined control status output of one or more of said status indicating devices assigned to that respective controller responsive device in order to control at least one of a configuration and a motive operation of the vehicle.
An electronically controlled system, comprising:
- an operative arrangement arranged to be operated to be moved or reconfigured in a controlled manner;
- at least one status indicating device arranged to provide a control status output dependent upon the status of the operative arrangement;
- at least one driver device operating to move or reconfigure the operative arrangement;
- wherein the response mode of operation of a said driver device is predetermined one or more of said status indicating devices, the control status output being one of a predetermined plurality of different output modes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.