Circuit for controlling an acceleration, braking and steering system of a vehicle

US10202090B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schaeffler Paravan Technologie GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Roland Arnold · Ganderkesee, DE
• Georg Kotrotsios · Mainz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 10, 2014
• Grant date: Feb 12, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 8, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/64
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A circuit for controlling an acceleration, braking and steering system of a vehicle having at least two separate motors for actuating the acceleration and braking system, at least two separate motors for actuating the steering system and at least one electronic control unit for controlling the motors. The control unit comprises three identical CPUs and one programmable logic component. Each of the CPUs generates control signals for the motors depending on input control signals and sensor signals of the motors and forwards these control signals to the programmable logic component. The programmable logic component, depending on its programming, forwards the control signals of one of the CPUs to the motors.