Patent ID: 7739010

Claim:
An electronic control system for a vehicle including a brake apparatus and a suspension apparatus, the electronic control system comprising: a main controller operable to receive vehicle information and create and output a brake control signal and a suspension control signal for the vehicle; first, second, third and fourth tire pressure sensors, each operable to sense and communicate tire pressure information of a corresponding wheel; first, second, third and fourth wheel speed sensors, each operable to sense and communicate wheel speed information of a corresponding wheel; first, second, third, and fourth local controllers, each in electrical communication with the main controller and with corresponding tire pressure and wheel speed sensors, the local controllers each configured to output respective tire pressure and wheel speed information to the main controller, each local controller being operable to control a damper of a corresponding wheel according to the suspension control signal outputted from the main controller; and an interface unit configured to communicate data between the main controller and the first, second, third, and fourth local controllers, respectively; and a display unit in electrical communication with the main controller and operable to display the tire pressure information communicated to the display unit by the main controller.