Vehicle control device and method
US10661788B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2720/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle control device for a vehicle, comprising a number of first control devices which are independent of each other and are arranged in a first logical level and designed to calculate predetermined first vehicle control functions and to output first calculation results, a number of further control devices which are independent of each other, are arranged in a number which is superordinate from the first logical level and hierarchically arranged among each other and are designed to calculate further predetermined vehicle control functions and to output further calculation results. According to the invention, the further control devices are designed to use calculation results only of those control devices as input variables for the corresponding vehicle control functions which are arranged in logical levels hierarchically below the logical level of the respective control device.
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