Patent ID: 7257481

Claim:
A vehicle control system comprising: a vehicle control unit to control a vehicle component device; radio terminal units each having at least a sensor to monitor a vehicle component part; a first radio communication repeater to receive, by radio communication, the conditions of the vehicle component part detected by the sensor of the radio terminal units; and a vehicle overall control unit connected with the first radio communication repeater; wherein the first radio communication repeater includes a memory having stored therein a program to determine the conditions of the vehicle component part; wherein the first radio communication repeater executes the program to monitor the conditions of the vehicle component part, and upon detection of a predetermined change in the vehicle component part, outputs the result of determination of the conditions of the vehicle component part to the vehicle overall control unit; and wherein the vehicle overall control unit transmits the first control information corresponding to the predetermined change in the vehicle component part received to the vehicle control unit.