Patent ID: 11938874
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 9:
10. A controller independently coupled to a first actuator and a second actuator within a vehicle, the controller comprising:
a processor for sending, receiving and processing a data; and
a plurality of sensors coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator for providing data to the processor,
wherein the controller is adapted and configured to send data from the processor to the first actuator via a first link to perform a first vehicle function and the second actuator via a second link to perform a second vehicle function and such that each of the first actuator and the second actuator is individually coupled to the controller,
wherein each of the first link and the second link comprises a combined data and power link,
wherein the first vehicle function is associated with a different vehicle system than the second vehicle function,
wherein the first vehicle function is associated with one of a group of vehicle systems consisting of: power door locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, power steering, and power wipers, and
wherein the second vehicle function is associated with a different one of the group of vehicle systems consisting of: power door locks, power windows, power mirrors, power seats, power steering, and power wipers.