Patent ID: 6240340
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B60W,F01N,F02D,G05B,G06F,Y02T

Abstract:
A vehicle having a plurality of control units which transmit data to each other via a local area network and control a plurality of peripheral systems in response to sensor signals received from vehicle operating parameter sensors, comprising:a first control unit having a memory, which storesa first interface software program for receiving input signals from said sensors and processing said input signals into input signal data;an application software program for processing said input signal data into output signal data for controlling at least a peripheral system of said vehicle, anda second interface software program for processing said output signal data into output signals and outputting said output signals to said peripheral system; anda second control unit having a memory, which storesan application software program for processing input signal data into output signal data for controlling at least a peripheral system of said vehicle, anda third interface software program for processing said output signal data into output signals and outputting said output signals to said peripheral system;wherein said second control unit receives input signal data from said first control unit via said local area network in said vehicle.