Patent ID: 11907084
Assignee: ATLIS MOTOR VEHICLES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A vehicle comprising:
a first system adapted to perform a first function of the vehicle in response to a first plurality of control signals;
a second system adapted to perform a second function of the vehicle in response to a second plurality of control signals;
a control bus adapted to transport the first plurality of control signals and the second plurality of control signals to the first system or the second system;
a central control system;
a first system controller that includes a first translator, a first processing circuit, a first bus, and a first tri-state buffer, wherein the first translator couples to the first processing circuit, the control bus, the first bus and the central control system, wherein the first tri-state buffer couples to the first processing circuit, the control bus and the central control system; and
a second system controller that includes a second translator, a second processing circuit, a second bus, and a second tri-state buffer, wherein the second translator couples to the second processing circuit, the control bus, the second bus and the central control system, wherein the second tri-state buffer couples to the second processing circuit, the control bus and the central control system; wherein:
the central control system is adapted to control access to the control bus, the first bus, and the second bus; and
while all system controllers are functional, the central control system sets the first translator to couple the first processing circuit to the first bus, the second translator to couple the second processing circuit to the second bus, the first tri-state buffer to disconnect the first processing circuit from the control bus, and the second tri-state buffer to disconnect the second processing circuit from the control bus, whereby the first processing circuit provides the first plurality of control signals to the first system via the first bus, the second processing circuit provides the second plurality of control signals to the second system via the second bus, and the control bus does not transport the first plurality of control signals or the second plurality of control signals.