Patent ID: 6420797
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An electrical/electronic system architecture for a motor vehicle comprising:a plurality of regions partitioning the vehicle, wherein each of said regions includes a regional electrical/electronic controller (REEC); at least one local network partitioning each of said regions, wherein each of said at least one local network includes an electrical/electronic device and a bus having a communication line communicating directly between the respective REEC and the electrical/electronic device of the at least one local network; a global power distribution network distributing power from a power source to said REEC within each of said regions; a regional power distribution system that distributes power from said REEC to said at least one local network, within said region; a global communication network that provides serial data communication between said REECs in each of said regions; and a regional communication network communicating with said global communication network, wherein said regional communication network provides data communication between said REEC and said local network within said region.