Control Architecture for a Vehicle
AssigneeKNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsTamas RAPP, Huba NEMETH, Peter SZELL, Csaba KOKREHEL, Adam BARDOS
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Abstract
A control architecture for a vehicle connects a first control unit to a first vehicle communication network. A second control unit is connected to a second vehicle communication network. Commands are received by a plurality of commanded units from the first control unit and/or the second control unit over communication lines. An interlink communication line is connected between the first control unit to the second control unit.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
A control architecture for a vehicle, the control architecture comprising:
- a first control unit;
- a second control unit;
- a first vehicle communication network circuit;
- a second vehicle communication network circuit;
- and
- a plurality of commanded units;
- wherein the first control unit is connected to the first vehicle communication network,
- wherein the second control unit is connected to the second vehicle communication network, and
- wherein the plurality of commanded units are configured to receive commands from the first control unit and/or the second control unit over communication lines;
- and
- an interlink communication line connects the first control unit to the second control unit.
A control method for a control architecture of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) connecting a first control unit to a first vehicle communication network;
- b) connecting a second control unit to a second vehicle communication network;
- c) receiving commands by a plurality of commanded units from the first control unit and/or the second control unit over communication lines;
- d) connecting an interlink communication line between the first control unit to the second control unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.