Method for providing control system of vehicle, electric control unit and headlight control system
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorSusumu AKIYAMA
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Abstract
A method of preparing a vehicle control system having an intended function by using at least two ECUs is provided. One of the at least two ECUs is used for adaptively incorporating a modified portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system through re-design in a short period, while the rest of the ECUs in the vehicle control system sustain and support an unchanging portion of the intended function of the vehicle control system.
Claims4
A sensor module connected to a separate vehicle compartment via an in-vehicle communication line, controlling a headlight unit of the vehicle based on whether an oncoming vehicle is exist ahead of the vehicle, and the sensor module comprising:
- a sensor that detects whether there is the oncoming vehicle;
- an electric control unit connected to the sensor,
- wherein,
- the electric control unit receives an switch operation state from the separate vehicle compartment, and
- the electric control unit controls an automatic angle of a light beam of the headlight unit based on the switch operating state when the sensor detects the oncoming vehicle.
A sensor module connected to a separate vehicle compartment via an in-vehicle communication line, controlling a headlight unit of the vehicle based on whether an oncoming vehicle is exist ahead of the vehicle, and the sensor module comprising:
- a sensor that detects whether there is the oncoming vehicle;
- an electric control unit connected to the sensor via the in-vehicle communication line,
- wherein,
- the electric control unit receives an switch operation state from the separate vehicle compartment, and
- the electric control unit controls an automatic light beam of the headlight unit based on the switch operating state when the sensor detects the oncoming vehicle.
A method for controlling a headlight unit by a sensor module comprising:
- a step for receiving switch operation state by the sensor module from a separate vehicle compartment via an in-vehicle communication line;
- a step for detecting an oncoming vehicle ahead;
- a step for controlling an automatic angle of a light beam of the headlight unit based on the switch operating state and whether if there is an oncoming vehicle ahead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.